EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTATION BY SOLUBLE FIBERS, CAFETERIA DIET AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON RATS´ THORACIC AORTA

• Autor(a) principal: Travassos, Patricia Batista
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Esteves, João Victor Del Conti, Moraes, Solange Marta Franzoi de, Gomes, Célia Regina de Godoy
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/4966
• topic: Aorta; Diet; Fibers in the Diet; Obesity.; Aorta; Diet; Fibers in the Diet; Obesity.; Fibras na dieta; Obesidade; Aorta; Dieta.

Food fibers have recently been in the limelight of nutrition and health experts. They reduce the development of cardiovascular diseases and help in the process of loss weight especially when their intake is associated with physical activity. However, few studies are extant on the use of soluble fibers associated to a hypercalorie diet and physical exercise. Current analysis deals with the effects of soluble fibers on the thoracic aorta and lipid profile of sedentary and trained male Wistar rats subjected to a cafeteria diet. Morphometric and stereological parameters comprised mid thickness and density of the volume of the smooth muscle and collagen, and lipid profile. No changes were reported on the thickness of the vascular wall, density of volume of the smooth muscle and collagen. However, lipid profile was modified due to the cafeteria diet. Food fiber associated with aerobic training and with a balanced diet provided an efficacious result with no alteration in the vase´s morphology.