Effect of vitamin C supplementation on anthropometric measurement and lipid profile indices in obese female

Obesity is a central health issue due to its epidemic prevalence and its association with type 2 diabetes and other comorbidities. Obesity is not just being overweight. Obesity is a complex, multifractional disorder characterized by an excess of adipose tissue to an extent that health may be adversely affected with hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular disorder, kidney disorders and diabetes The present study was aimed to analyse the effect of vitamin C intake on anthropometric measurements, lipid profile and atherogenic indices in obese and non obese individuals and to find out the correlation between study variables Antioxidant activity level of guava and amla were 168 and 203. Hence these fruits were selected for supplementation to obese women. Information on socio-economic status, dietary habits, health status and knowledge of the groups regarding the use of vitamin C rich foods were collected from 30 subjects by using the designed questionnaire. Thirty obese women were divided into two groups of fifteen each. Obese women of group one served as control while group two served as the experimental group receiving 100 g of guava and 100 g of amla were given on alternative days for a period of 100 days. The initial bio-chemical parameters like serum cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL and VLDL of the selected subjects were 209.133, 155.8, 44.66, 131.73 and 31.53 mg/dl respectively. After supplementation of guava and amla the level of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL and VLDL were 205.86, 147.86, 48.93, 126.86 and 32.46 mg/dl respectively. Long term administration of vitamin C may be helpful for dieticians and clinicians in advising high intake of vitamin C through the diet like amla and guava.