Journal of Biological Sciences1727-30481812-5719Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jbs.2017.202.212Foeniculum vulgare in Reducing Weight and Improving Cognitive Functions]]>El ShebiniSalwa Mostafa Abdel-MoatyMaha KazemYusr Ibrahim AhmedNihad Hassan FouadSuzanne MohamedMagda Soliman HusseinAhmed Mohamed Saied HannaLaila Mosad TapozadaSalwa Tawfic 52017175Background and Objective: Epidemiological studies show that obese patient have an increased risk for cognitive functions impairment. Reports stated that serum amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide levels may reach its peak during the early stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of study was to recognize if the plasma Aβ can be applied as biomarker for cognitive function impairment and to demonstrate the effect of using supplements having bioactive components (whole wheat, fennel and chia seeds) with a balanced hypocaloric regimen, on the cognitive functions of middle aged obese women, in addition to their effect in reducing body weight. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty middle age obese women suffering from different degrees of obesity volunteered in this study which lasted for 8 weeks. All patients were following a balanced low caloric diet (900-1000 calorie/day). The participants were divided into 3 groups: Group (A) consumed fennel supplement, group (B) consumed chia seeds supplement and group (C) consumed baladi bread. Evaluations were made at baseline and 8 weeks later. This included clinical examination, anthropometric measurements, determination of internal metabolic profile, serum Aβ protein and cognitive evaluation. 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