The effect of pomegranate juice consumption on antioxidant and oxidant variables after exercise in young men.

Introduction and Objectives: Severe physical activity in athletes is cause of oxygen consumption and free radicals production by decreasing of total antioxidant capacity and increasing of oxidative stress. Thus, the consumption of antioxidant supplements can be useful in athletes. Pomegranate is rich of antioxidant compounds can be effective in strengthening of body antioxidant capacity. The aim of this study is the survey of the effect of pomegranate juice on total antioxidant capacity in athletes. Methods: In a clinical trial study 30 healthy male student athletes will be selected and randomly divided into two groups of control and supplement (15 subjects for each group). Healthy male athlete students, age between 18 - 40 years old, living in Ardabil University of Medical Sciences Boarding will be included. People with having certain diseases, non-athletes, smoking, and consumption of other supplements will be excluded. Interventions of study will be having pomegranate juice and exhaustive training. Interventional and control groups intake of 240 cc pomegranate juice and tap water per day for two weeks, respectively. Then both groups will be done once exhaustive exercise. Fasting blood samples from both groups will be taken for testing of MDA, antioxidant substances, activities of antioxidant enzymes, and other parameters at the beginning and the end of supplementation period and exhaustive training. Then data were analysis and two groups will be compared.

Vice Chancellor for Research, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences