Vol 10 Issue 3 May 2023-June 2023
Igbinovia, ESN, Edebiri O.E, Ohiwerei, WO, Turay, AA, Blackies, HOT, Obodo, BN
Abstract: The this study, Cola nitida was used as a test substance to see how it affected sweat electrolytes under different conditions. Participants in the study were sixty (60) non-obese volunteers (30 males and 30 females), aged 18-28, from the University of Benin, and non-habitual chewers of Cola nuts. There were three (3) subgroups: underweight (n=10), normal weight (n=10) and overweight (n=10). The study involved three conditions: a normal chamber temperature of 270 C, a raised chamber temperature of 370 C, and the normal chamber temperature with exercise condition, in which RT and RH were maintained at 270 C and 70%, respectively. In the aforementioned conditions, the subjects sat quietly in the sweat chamber for 20 minutes. In the third condition, the chamber temperature was maintained at 270°C and 70% relative humidity for 20 minutes as the subjects pedaled a bike ergometer at a moderate workload of 750J/minute. The three conditions were before taking Cola nitida. Before entering the sweat chamber. In all three experimental conditions, each subject chewed as a bolus 0.5g/kg of Cola nitida bought from the local market at the study area. To flush the masticated Cola nitida down the gut, each volunteer was given 50ml of deionized water after ingestion, and he or she rested for 90 minutes before he or she went into the sweat chamber. After sweat capsules were used in sweat collection, electrolyte concentrations were analyzed according to the collected data. Standard laboratory procedures were followed to analyze the electrolytes in blood samples from these subjects. In conclusion, the concentrations of Na and Cl in sweat increased after consumption of Cola Nitida, whereas K concentrations were maintained. For this reason, cola nitida should not be overused (especially when used by overweight people and under conditions that increase their body temperature and physical activity).
Keywords: Cola nitida, Sweat electrolytes, underweight, normal weight, overweight.
Title: ASSESSING COLA NITIDA'S EFFECTS ON SWEAT SODIUM, CHLORIDE, AND POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES
Author: Igbinovia, ESN, Edebiri O.E, Ohiwerei, WO, Turay, AA, Blackies, HOT, Obodo, BN
International Journal of Novel Research in Interdisciplinary Studies
ISSN 2394-9716
Vol. 10, Issue 3, May 2023 - June 2023
Page No: 21-28
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Published Date: 21-June-2023