Effect of Isoflavone Supplementation Associated With Physical Exercise in the Health Parameters of Postmenopausal Women

Effect of Isoflavone Supplementation Associated With Physical Exercise on Blood Pressure, Lipic and Inflamatory Profile, Body Composition and Hydratation and Climacteric Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

This study evaluate if 10 weeks of mixed exercise combined with isoflavones could have greater effects on climacteric symptoms, body composition and hydratation, lipidic and inflamatory profile than exercise alone in postmenopausal women. the participants will be randomly assigned to the group: placebo and exercise or 100mg of isoflavone and exercise.

Several endocrine metabolic changes occur during the climacteric period, due to the lack of estrogen and also by the aging process and some studies show that ingestion of isoflavones by postmenopausal women may have benefits. Theoretically the isoflavone potentiate the effects obtained during exercise

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy postmenopausal woman
• to be able to practice exercises on treadmill and weight exercises
• without physical complications that prevent the execution of physical exercises
• have no history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal pathologies or hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

• smokers
• use hormone therapy or isoflavone
• use drugs that interfere with lipid and antihypertensive metabolism