Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders

The aim of this study was to assess the tumor necrosis factor (Ü) response to aerobic exercise when combined with the water extract of the dried leaves of green tea as a natural extract. Sixty women with metabolic syndrome participated in this study, their ages ranged between 40 to 50 years with mean value (45.1 ± 2.77, 44.75 ± 3.16, 45.45 ± 2.99) years for group A, B, AND C respectively, they were selected from Elmonira hospital from internal medicine outpatient clinic, And they were divided randomly into three equal groups. Group (A) who participated in a program of aerobic exercise in the form of treadmill walking (4 times per a week) for 30 min and drank 5 cups of the water extract of the green tea leaves daily, group (B) who participated in the same program of aerobic exercise as group (A) but without drinking green tea, and group (C) who drank the same green tea extract in the same manner as group (A) but without application of any aerobic exercise at all. The treatment program continued for 12 weeks (4 sessions of exercise per week and 5 cups of the water extract of the dried green tea leaves daily). Tumor necrosis factor (Ü), Lipid profiles (TC, HDL, LDL), BMI, BF were recorded at the beginning and after the treatment program for all patients of the three groups

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