Program for the visiting professor of the diabetes group of Hospital das Clínicas,...
| Grant number: | 12/01400-0 |
| Support type: | Regular Research Grants |
| Duration: | December 01, 2012 - July 31, 2015 |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Medicine |
| Principal Investigator: | Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva |
| Grantee: | Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva |
| Home Institution: | Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Assoc. researchers: | Maysa Vieira de Sousa |
Abstract
The present study aims to evaluate the impact of a soccer training program lasting 12 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 60 sedentary adults and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (age: 50-75 y), with a BMI > 25kg/m2 and > 29kg/m2, respectively, from the Hospital of the Medical Faculty of São Paulo University will participate in this study. They will be randomly divided in 3 groups (soccer, running and control). All patients will undergo the following assessments: anthropometric, dietary, physical performance, metabolic and hormonal parameters such as bone markers and predictors of cardiovascular disease. In addition we aim to evaluate the body composition of these patients by DXA, and muscle and visceral lipids content by proton spectroscopic MRI. (AU)