Table 3.
The physical assessment at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention.
| (A) High Lycopene + High Lutein (HLyHLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(B) High Lycopene + Low Lutein (HLyLLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
(C) Low Lycopene + High Lutein (LLyHLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(D) Low Lycopene + Low Lutein (LLyLLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
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| 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | |
| Body Weight (kg) | 81.3 ± 10.48 | 81.5 ± 10.16 | 80.6 ± 4.08 | 80.4 ± 3.98 | 86.5 ± 13.49 | 86.7 ± 13.70 | 95.8 ± 18.63 | 96.6 ± 18.54 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 96.9 ± 8.23 | 96.7 ± 9.41 | 98.0 ± 5.00 | 95.8 ± 4.66 * | 97.4 ± 7.32 | 97.6 ± 9.08 | 104.4 ± 14.94 | 105.4 ± 16.67 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 28.1 ± 3.09 | 28.2 ± 3.07 | 27.9 ± 1.78 | 27.8 ± 1.72 | 28.2 ± 3.05 | 28.2 ± 3.16 | 31.4 ± 5.42 | 31.6 ± 5.45 |
| Visceral Fat Level | 15.2 ± 1.89 | 14.2 ± 2.25 ** | 14.8 ± 1.52 | 14.0 ± 1.27 ** | 14.6 ± 2.59 | 13.8 ± 2.91 * | 17.0 ± 2.72 | 16.4 ± 2.75 ** |
All values represent the means (± standard deviation, SD). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs. values at baseline.