INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ROYAL JELLY SUPPLEMENT ON SOME HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN SEDENTARY MEN

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The aim of this study was to examine the effect of 1000 mg/day royal jelly supplementation on ALT, AST, creatine kinase and cortisol levels in non- athletes’ males with placebo-controlled experimental design. With this purpose, 20 adult healthy males ages 20 – 23 years, participated in the study. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups as 10 subjects who take liquid royal jelly which stored in glass vials in the refrigerator and 10 subjects with placebo-controlled. The subjects had taken the supplement (royal jelly) in every day for fifteen days. Blood plasma samples were analyzed one day before and after the study in order to determine the levels of ALT, AST, creatine kinase and cortisol from the subjects in both groups. 2x2 mixed factor ANOVA and LSD tests were used in the analysis of the data of the experimental and placebo groups. According to the results; AST, ALT and creatine kinase levels of the experimental group were found statistically significant in favor of the post-test (p <0.05). Between groups, AST and Cortisol levels were found to be significant in favor of the experimental group (p <0.05). As a result, it can be concluded that the short-term royal jelly supplementation affects liver enzymes, creatine kinase and cortisol levels in non-athletes’ males.