The effect of eight weeks of pilates training and consumption of β-glucan on plasma concentrations of obestatin and cholecystokinin in overweight women

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of eight weeks of pilates exercise and consumption of β-glucan on the plasma level of obestatin and cholecystokinin in overweight women. In this semi-experimental study, 32 women with a mean age of 39.70±6.63 years, height 157.85±6.30 cm, weight 69.38±6.25 kg, and body mass index 27.76±1.51 kg/m2 were randomly divided into four groups including: control, pilates training, barley bread and combination. Firstly, blood samples were collected from subjects for measuring obestatin and colostomyolone levels. Then, pilates and combined groups were exposed to pilates training (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, each session for 1 hour). The combined group and barley group received one barley of 5 grams of beta-glucan for 8 weeks (once a day). The control group received no intervention. Abestatin and cholecystockinin levels were measured by ELISA method after 8 weeks of pilates training. For comparison, t-test for paired comparison and analysis of variance test (ANOVA) were used for comparison between groups (significant level p<0.05). The results showed no significant changes after 8 weeks of pilates training and consumption of β-glucan barium in any of the study groups (p>0.05). But there was a significant increase in cholecystokinin in the combined group and barley group (p≤0.05). Based on this study eight weeks of training pilates and consumption of barley beta-glucan causes a significant increase in cholecystokinin plasma levels in overweight women.