Chawla, ParamjitKushwaha, Shalini2017-05-032017-05-032011http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810010443To improve the antioxidant status of postmenopausal women value added products were developed like missi roti and chapati using antioxidant powder I (DLP) and II (ALP) at 15% and 20%, vegetable at 10% and 15% level respectively. However dal, pulao and khichri were prepared at 25% and 30% level. All products were found acceptable at lower level of supplementation with scores ranging from 7.52 to 8.05. Nutritional analysis revealed that products supplemented with DLP had more protein, fat and fibre content while ALP supplemented products had more ash content. Ninety postmenopausal women of 45-55 yrs were selected and equally divided into three groups viz. group I (control), group II and group III. Subjects of group II and III were supplemented with antioxiant powder I (7g/day) and antioxidant powder II (9g/day) in the recipes in daily diet for three months. Dietary survey revealed that intake of cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, fats and oils and sugar and jaggery was more whereas intake of green leafy vegetables and fruits was inadequate. A significant reduction was observed for weight, BMI, MUAC, TSFT in subjects of group II and III. After supplementation in group II and II significant increase in serum retinol by 8.8 and 5.0%, ascorbic acid by 44.4 and 5.9%, GPx by 18.0 and 11.9%, SOD by 10.4 and 10.8% while significant decrease in MDA by 16.3 and 9.6% was observed. Significant decrease in fasting blood glucose level by 13.5 and 10.4%, increase in Hb level by 17.5 and 5.3% was observed in group II and group III. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, VLDL-C significantly decreased by 14.2 and 8.2%, 5.9 and 4.6%, 10.9 and 5.3%, 5.8 and 4.6% whereas increase in HDL-C by 15.3 and 7.2% was observed in group II and III. SBP and DBP decrease by 3.6 and 2.1%, 4.3 and 6.7% in group II and III. Study concludes that supplementation of DLP and ALP significantly reduced oxidative stress, severity of symptoms and improved the lipid profile and antioxidant status of postmenopausal women.ennullThesis