Improvement Of Physical And Physiological Parameters In Menopausal Or Post-Menopausal Celiac Women

Improvement Of Physical And Physiological Parameters In Menopausal Or Post-Menopausal Celiac Women. Effects Of Gluten-Free Diet And Physical Exercise

Celiac disease (CD) is an immunological disorder that mainly affects the small intestine, generating an inflammatory process in response to the presence of gluten (a protein). Autoimmune diseases are part of a group of diseases that are difficult to diagnose without a specific protocol or consensus to detect them due to the number of symptoms and diseases with which it has a relationship. The incidence of CD in Spain -according to data from the rest of the European Economic Community, since there is no study on incidence in Spain- is assumed to be approximately 1 per 100 live births. It is more frequent in women, with a 2:1 ratio. The only treatment consists of a STRICT GLUTEN-FREE DIET FOR LIFE. This results in the disappearance of symptoms, normalization of serology and recovery of intestinal villi. Failure to follow the diet can lead to important complications which, especially in adulthood, can manifest themselves in the form of osteopenia, osteoporosis and a high risk of neoplasms in the digestive tract, mainly. The main objective is to achieve a physical and physiological improvement in menopausal or post-menopausal celiac women. The specific objectives will be to know the influence of a dietary-nutritional program combined with physical exercise in menopausal or post-menopausal celiac women on: Physical condition (strength, endurance, functional autonomy...). Body composition. Psychological aspects. Physiological parameters (heart rate, maximum oxygen consumption, blood analysis...).

Celiac women who perform a physical exercise program 3/4 times per week and a gluten-free isocaloric dietary plan.

Non celiac menopausal or post-menopausal in whom all the tests were measured but they did not perform an intervention program with physical exercise or special follow-up of an adapted dietary-nutritional program

Menopausal or post-menopausal celiac women will follow a physical exercise program 3/4 times per week and their dietary intake will be gluten-free isocaloric

Menopausal or post-menopausal celiac women in whom all the tests were measured but they did not perform an intervention program with physical exercise or special follow-up of an adapted dietary-nutritional program

Restricted profile proposed by the International Society for the Development of Cineanthropometry was carried out.

Restricted profile proposed by the International Society for the Development of Cineanthropometry was carried out.

Restricted profile proposed by the International Society for the Development of Cineanthropometry was carried out.

Restricted profile proposed by the International Society for the Development of Cineanthropometry was carried out.

By means of the PSYMTEC® contact platform, which act as switches and are useful for recording contact times between supports.

Eating disorders questionnaire: Eating Attitudes Test Questionnaire (EAT) in its 26-item version (EAT-26) in Spanish (Rivas et al., 2010).

Inclusion Criteria: Women Over 40 years old Menopausal or post-menopausal women Women with celiac disease (in the case of the experimental groups) Exclusion Criteria: Men Women of childbearing age Women < 40 years old Failure to sign informed consent form