Key result
A 4-month intervention of exercise training combined with Calanus oil supplementation in 55 elderly women improved cardiorespiratory function via increased maximal cardiac output.
Why the study?
The study investigated the possible beneficial effects of exercise training combined with omega-3/Calanus oil supplementation on cardiorespiratory and adiposity parameters in elderly women.
Does exercise training combined with Calanus oil supplementation improve cardiorespiratory and adiposity parameters in elderly women compared to exercise training with placebo?
Population
Fifty-five women aged 62–80 years with BMI 19–37 kg/m2
Comparison
Exercise training with Calanus oil vs exercise training with sunflower oil placebo
Design
Randomized controlled trial
Follow-up
4 month
Authors
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May support combined exercise and Calanus oil for cardiorespiratory fitness in elderly women; leaves open confirmation in larger RCTs.
RCT (n=55)
Randomly assigned
Does exercise training combined with Calanus oil supplementation improve cardiorespiratory and adiposity parameters in elderly women compared to exercise training with placebo?
Adding Calanus oil supplementation to exercise training in older women improves central cardiodynamic function (maximal cardiac output) in addition to peripheral oxygen extraction.
Štěpán et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Elderly women (n=55). Exercise training with Calanus oil supplementation vs. Exercise training with placebo (sunflower oil) was evaluated on Cardiorespiratory and adiposity parameters. A 4-month intervention of exercise training combined with Calanus oil supplementation in 55 elderly women improved cardiorespiratory function via increased maximal cardiac output.
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