Effect of Allium sativum consumption on hemoglobin among football players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of allium sativum consumption on hemoglobin. To achieve the purpose of the study, thirty subjects were selected from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kerala, India. The selected subjects were the age between 18 to 25 and they were examined by a qualified physician and certified that they were medically and physically fit to participate above programme. The selected subjects were randomly divided into three groups of 10 subjects each group. Group I acted as control group, Group II (placebo) and Group III (garlic consumed group). The experimental group subjects were underwent regular practice in their respective game for eight weeks. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variable such as hemoglobin prior to and immediately after the training period. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences if any between the groups on selected criterion variables. The result of the present study has revealed that there was garlic has the effect to increase the hemoglobin among football players.