Effect of Egyptian Purslane in Weight Management and Lipid Profile for Overweight / Obese Women

According to the World Health Organization in 2016; 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight, and about 13% of the world's adult population were obese. women make up roughly 60% of the total. this study aims to investigate the effects of dietary intervention with purslane powder on blood lipids, blood glucose and body weight loss in overweight / obese women. A total of 50 overweight / obese women, body mass index ranged (25- 35 kg/m2) aged 30 - 55 years, were participate in the study. dietary intervention for all participants was to consume purslane powder added to lunch (5g) and dinner (5g) daily for 8 weeks period. Height, weight and the BMI for all sample were measured and calculated. Serum Blood glucose, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-c, LDL-c, VLDL-c and triglyceride (TG) were evaluated pre and post- intervention. Results of the present study indicated that dietary intervention with purslane was effective in weight losing, decrement serum blood glucose, and improving lipid profile of overweight/obese women. also, there were a statistically significant differences founded in weight, (BMI), serum blood glucose, TC, HDLc, LDL-c, VLDL-c and TG between pre and post- intervention (P