Simin Haghravan - PhD Student, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz,Iran
Seyed Ali Keshavarz - Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran-Iran
Zahra Alizadeh - Sports Medicine Research Center, Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Background and Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of omega-3 Supplementation with lifestyle modifications on waist and hip circumference in overweight women.Methods: Fifty overweight women were recruited in this interventional study. Volunteers were selected by preliminary interviews and measurements in the multidisciplinary obesity clinic. Participants randomly divided into 2 experimental groups. Groups 1 received one capsule of omega 3 supplement (each capsules of 1250mg contained 600 mg EPA and 300 mg DHA) and group 2 received one placebo capsule per day, for 8 weeks. All subjects received moderate intensity aerobic exercise program + dietary educational class. Then waist and hip circumference were determined perior and after 8 weeks of the study. Results: According to the results, there was no significant difference on waist and hip circumference befor the study among experimental groups (P> 0.05). Omega 3 supplement significantly decreased waist (P=0.001) and hip (P=0.006) circumference compared to the control groupConclusion: these results suggested omega 3 supplement has positive effect on anthropometric indexes in overweight women.

Omega-3 Supplementation, Lifestyle modification, Waist and hip circumference, Overweight Women