著者
小栗 和雄 館 俊樹 薮本 保 松岡 敏男
出版者
日本教育医学会
雑誌
教育医学 (ISSN:02850990)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.60, no.4, pp.206-215, 2015 (Released:2021-10-01)
参考文献数
42

Curcumin, from turmeric, has been investigated for its anti-inflammatory activity. We investigated the effects of giving the curcumin on delayed onset muscle soreness and muscle function following eccentric exercise. We used a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover trial with two 8-day testing phases and a 3-month washout period. Ten healthy male subjects performed two bouts of eccentric exercise involving elbow flexion (6 sets of 4 repetitions) 30 min after curcumin (150 mg) or placebo was given. Perceived muscle soreness, maximal voluntary isometric elbow flexor strength, elbow range of motion (ROM), and upper arm circumference were assessed before, immediately post (0), 24, 48, 72, and 96 h following exercise. All parameters changed significantly (p<0.05) in both groups at 0 h. There was significantly (p<0.05) less perceived muscle soreness and higher maximal isometric strength in the curcumin group compared with the placebo group after 48, 72, and 96 h. There was a significant (p<0.05) smaller reduction in elbow ROM in the curcumin group compared with the placebo group at 0, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h. No differences were observed in upper arm circumference. This suggests that curcumin can alleviate muscle soreness and enhance muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage.
著者
小栗 和雄 加藤 義弘 黒川 淳一 井上 広国 渡辺 郁雄 松岡 敏男
出版者
日本体力医学会
雑誌
体力科學 (ISSN:0039906X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.55, no.1, pp.155-164, 2006-02-01
参考文献数
39
被引用文献数
6 4

Masked obesity is the presence of obesity based on percent body fat (%BF) when the body mass index (BMI) shows an absence of obesity. To examine the relationship between masked obesity and arteriosclerosis risk factors, we compared both serum lipid levels and the prevalence of hyperlipidemia in male and female high school freshmen with and without masked obesity. Subjects consisted of 403 male and 326 female high school students aged 15〜16 years. Of these, 34 (8.4%) males and 36 (11.0%) females had masked obesity, defined as 17≦BMI<23.60 and %BF ≧25% in males, and 17≦BMI<24.17 and %BF≧30% in females, while the remaining 300 males and 246 females were not obese, having 17≦BMI<23.60 and %BF<25% and 17≦BMI<24.17 and %BF<30%, respectively. For both sexes, serum total-cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC), triglycerides and the arteriosclerotic index (AI) were significantly higher (p<0.05〜0.01) in those with masked obesity. And many of the subjects with masked obesity had abnormal levels of TC, LDLC and AI, compared with those who were not obese (p<0.05〜0.01). Additionally, we compared both serum lipid levels and the prevalence of hyperlipidemia between subjects with masked obesity and control groups with the same BMI values. As a result, subjects with masked obesity had high serum lipid levels and a prevalence of hyperlipidemia. These results support the existence of masked obesity and suggest that masked obesity is associated with increased serum lipid levels, and thus could be a risk factor for arteriosclerosis in male and female high school freshmen.