Table 3

Biochemical and physiological parameters

Baseline T = 0
T = 4 weeks
T = 8 weeks
T = 10 weeks

BMI
BMI
BMI
BMI
Body fat
Body fat
Body fat
Body fat
Systolic blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure

Diastolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure

Pulse rate
Pulse rate
Pulse rate
Pulse rate
Insulin
Insulin
Insulin
Insulin
Total cholesterol
Total cholesterol
Total cholesterol
Total cholesterol
LDL-cholesterol
LDL-cholesterol
LDL-cholesterol

HDL-cholesterol
HDL-cholesterol
HDL-cholesterol
HDL-cholesterol
Triglycerides
Triglycerides
Triglycerides

Fasting blood glucose
Fasting blood glucose
Fasting blood glucose
Fasting blood glucose
RBC sedimentation
RBC sedimentation
RBC sedimentation

CRP
CRP
CRP
CRP
IL-6
IL-6
IL-6
IL-6
TNF-a
TNF-a
TNF-a
TNF-a

Oben et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2007 6:20   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-6-20