Title: Smart approach in impact of cumin powder on obesity among adults in urban area of Puducherry, India

Authors: J. Suganya; S. Singaravelu Ramasamy; U. Dinesh Babu; R. Vijayaraghavan; K. Emayavarman; T.P. Latchoumi

Addresses: Community Health Department, Saveetha University, Chennai, 602117, India ' General Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, 600077, India ' Department of Pharmacology, Annapoorana Medical College and Hospital, Salem, 636308, India ' Department of Biostatistics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602117, India ' Department of General Medicine, Primary Health Center, Villianur, Puducherry, 605010, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, 600089, India

Abstract: The research study targeted to limit the effect of cumin powder on physical and biological parameters among adults with obesity in the urban area of Pondicherry. Cumin may be effective in lowering cholesterol and in weight loss. Cumin may be helpful for people trying to lose weight in lower total cholesterol, LDL or 'bad' cholesterol, and triglyceride levels with type 2 diabetes and the body handle stress. In this true experimental design is used. A total of 40 adults with obesity for control and experimental, BMI value of ≥25, Total cholesterol >200 mg/dl, and age group of 20 to 60 years were selected. After evaluating the lipid profile, a bag of cumin powder with warm water was administered for 70 days (10 weeks). Prior to and post-action, all anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured. Warm water with cumin powder decreased serum total cholesterol, slightly reduced BMI (p < 0.05). In both anthropometric and biochemical parameters of overweight in adults, cumin powder with hot water showed a drop.

Keywords: overweight; obesity; cholesterol; body mass index; anthropometric and biochemical parameters; performance measures.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2023.131102

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2023 Vol.20 No.1/2/3/4, pp.50 - 62

Received: 30 Dec 2020
Accepted: 08 Mar 2021
Published online: 31 May 2023 *