Effect of lifestyle program on lipids in fatty liver patients / Doaa Attia Abd El Hameed Hekal ; Supervised Azza Abelaziz Abdelhady , Mahmoud Abdelaziz Koura , Mariem Elsayed Mohammed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorder

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is closely associated with central adiposity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, all of which are components of metabolic syndrome. The goal of treatment has shifted from simply trying to clear fat from the liver to address and treat the metabolic risk factors for fatty liver. Treatment with a combination of lifestyle modification plus pharmacological therapy if necessary in order to reduce cardiovascular risk is necessary. Subjects and methods: Forty fatty liver patients 15 men and 25 women participated in the study, their ages ranged from 40 to50 years, Egypt. They were randomly divided into two groups; each group 20 patients. Group of the study received a lifestyle program of (treadmill training for half hour, bicycling for half hour) at moderate intensity, three times a week for six weeks combined with diet restriction beside their medications. Control group received only their medications. Results: Study group had highly significant improvement in blood lipid levels when compared to the control group. The percentage of improvement was 24.36 % for TGs {u2193}, 13.76 % for LDL {u2193} and 28.3 % for HDL cholesterol {u2191}. Also BMI {u2193} improved by 10.41 %. Conclusion: lifestyle modifications combining exercise with diet restriction are effective in improving blood lipids in fatty liver patients

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