Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Glucose and Insulin Levels of Athletes at Rest and After Exercise |
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Authors: | Vedat Cinar Rasim Mogulkoc Abdulkerim Kasim Baltaci Ozgur Bostanci |
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Institution: | (1) Karaman High School of Physical Education and Sport, Selcuk University, Karaman, Turkey;(2) Department of Physiology, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey;(3) High School of Physical Education and Sport, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Abstract: | This study was performed to determine how the calcium supplementation for a 4-week period affects the glucose and insulin
levels at rest and at exhaustion in athletes. This is a 4-week study performed on 30 healthy subjects varying between 18 and
22 ages. Subjects were separated into three groups: first group (group supplemented with calcium, sedentary group), second
group (calcium supplementations + exercise group), and third group (training group). Glucose and insulin parameters of the
groups were measured four times, at rest and exhaustion in the beginning of the research and at rest and exhaustion after
the end of 4 weeks application period. Exhaustion measurements both before and after the supplementations significantly decreased
in compared to rest measurements in terms of insulin (p < 0.05). Significant difference was not determined in the glucose values of groups. In terms of glucose, values increased
in all of the three groups occurred with exercise both before and after the supplementation by exercise and exhaustion (p < 0.05). The results of our study indicate that calcium gluconate supplementations for 4 weeks in sedentary subjects and
athletes did not significantly affect plasma insulin levels at rest and exhaustion. However, glucose levels were affected
by calcium supplementation and exhausting exercise in athletes. |
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