Table II.

Values of redox status biomarkers, RQ, weight and BF in high GSH and low GSH groups before and after intervention.

Parameters	High GSH PRE (mean ± SEM)	High GSH POST (mean ± SEM)	Low GSH PRE (mean ± SEM)	Low GSH POST (mean ± SEM)
GSH (µmol/g Hb)	4.55±0.09	3.11±0.13c	2.67±0.08g	2.01±0.11e, h
CARB (nmol/mg protein)	0.48±0.01	0.52±0.01a	0.54±0.02f	0.54±0.02
TBARS (µmol/l plasma)	5.26±0.17	5.26±0.15	5.27±0.21	5.39±0.17
RQ	0.91±0.04	0.76±0.01b	0.88±0.06	0.81±0.03
Weight (kg)	86.68±3.73	77.65 ± 2.89a	78.83±3.57	73.83±2.90
BF%	31.94±1.15	24.78±1.06c	29.57±1.35	23.97±1.31d

^aP<0.05

^bP<0.01

^cP<0.001 significantly different between the HIGH GSH PRE and the HIGH GSH POST groups

^dP<0.01

^eP<0.001 significantly different between the LOW GSH PRE and the LOW GSH POST groups

^fP<0.05

^gP<0.001 significantly different between the HIGH GSH PRE and the LOW GSH PRE groups

^hP<0.001 significantly different between the HIGH GSH POST and the LOW GSH POST groups; PRE, pre-intervention; POST, post-intervention; RQ, respiratory quotient; BF, body fat; GSH, glutathione; CARB, protein carbonyls; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; SEM, standard error of the mean.