effects of pomegranate juice with and without aerobic training on glycemic control and lipid profile in women with type 2 diabetes

Background and aim: type 2 diabetes is a common metabolic disease, which is associated with obesity and inactivity. plant-based dietary patterns are recommended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. on the other hand, the effect of aerobic training on the improvement of type 2 diabetes is also highly emphasized. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 2-months of pomegranate juice consumption with and without aerobic training on the levels of hba1c, fasting blood glucose (fbg), lipid profile in women with type 2 diabetes. methods: in this study, 58 women with type 2 diabetes who were referred to tehran lorzadeh clinic were randomly divided into four groups: control, pomegranate juice, aerobic training, combined pomegranate juice with aerobic training. the aerobic training plan consisted of 2-months and three times per week (training time from 20 minutes to 45 minutes). three days before and after this interventional study, serum levels of fbg, total cholesterol (tc), triacylglyceride (tg), and low-density lipoprotein (ldl) were measured by colorimetric methods. results: results showed that combined pomegranate extract consumption with aerobic exercise training significantly decreased the levels of fbg, hba1c, and tg in women with type 2 diabetes compared to the control group after the intervention (p<0.01), while tc, ldl-c, and bmi remained unchanged. there was no statistically significant difference in the levels of tc, tg, hba1c, and fbg in pomegranate extract or aerobic training groups compared to the control group after intervention. conclusion: the results of this study indicate that combined pomegranate juice with aerobic training has beneficial effects on type 2 diabetes and could be recommended in their therapeutic program.