Thyroid hormones, lipid profile and anthropometric changes after programmed weight loss in Palestinian obese adult females

Abstract

Objective we aimed to investigate the changes in thyroid hormones, lipid profile and anthropometric measures after programmed weight loss in Palestinian obese adult females Materials and methods This prospective study included 94 obese female (20–50 years old) as cases and 94 Non-obese of same age as controls for baseline comparisons. Obese female were assigned for low calorie diet (1200–1500 Kcal/day) in addition to a daily program of therapeutic exercise for six month. Parameters were measured, statistically analyzed and compared with control before and after study. Results baseline measurements showed significant differences between cases and control regarding BMI, TG, TC, LDL-C, TSH, T3 and T4. After six months of low calorie diet and exercise there was a significant decrease in BMI, TC, TG and LDL-C in cases as compared to their levels before the study (P ≤ 0.05). TSH was significantly …