abstract: ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this randomized parallel two-arm trial was to examine the effect that an intervention of combining daily almond consumption (2.5 ounces) with a walking program would have on heart rate recovery and resting heart rate when compared to the control group that consumed a placebo (cookie butter) in men and postmenopausal women, aged 20-69, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Design: 12 men and women from Phoenix, Arizona completed an 8-week walking study (step goal: 10,000 steps per day). Subjects were healthy yet sedentary, non-smokers, free from gluten or nut allergies, who had controlled blood pressure. At week 5, participants were randomized into one of two groups: ALM (2.5 oz of almonds daily for last 3 weeks of trial) or CON (4 tbsp of cookie butter daily for last 3 weeks of trial). Body weight, BMI, and percent body fat were measured using a stadiometer and Tanita at the screening visit. Resting heart rate, heart rate recovery, and anthropometric measurements were taken at weeks 0, 5, and 8.
Results: 8 weeks of walking 10,000 steps per day, with or without 3 weeks of almond consumption did not significantly improve heart rate recovery (p=0.818) or resting heart rate (0.968).
Conclusions: Almond consumption in combination with a walking intervention does not significantly improve heart rate recovery or resting heart rate. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Nutrition 2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:40255 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Contributors | McElaney, Elizabeth Anne (Author), Johnston, Carol S (Advisor), Lespron, Christy L (Committee member), Sweazea, Karen L (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 80 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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