Metabolic parameters of emergency nursing professionals before and after Rosmarinus use: a quasi-experimental study.

Authors

Carolina Renz Pretto, Rosângela Marion da Silva, Juliana Tamiozzo, Flávia Camef Dorneles Lenz, Luciane Flores Jacobi, Christiane de Fátima Colet

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Revista gaucha de enfermagem. Volume 47. Pages e20250330. Epub Aug 21, 2026.

Abstract

To evaluate the metabolic parameters of emergency nursing professionals before and after the use of Rosmarinus officinalis L.
This is a quasi-experimental study conducted in urgency services in Southern Brazil. Estimated sample of 46 nursing professionals. It took place from August to November 2022 and used a socio-labor questionnaire, blood collection and anthropometric measurements. After collecting the parameters studied, participants received two bottles with 56 capsules of Rosmarinus dry extract (500 mg each) to be ingested twice a day (dose of 1 g/day), for 8 weeks, after the same parameters were collected. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.
A total of 36 professionals participated. After the intervention, there was a reduction in triglyceride and total cholesterol parameters; high-density lipoprotein dosage decreased, with maintenance of the parameter within the normal range; there were no changes in blood glucose levels, body mass index or Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
After using Rosmarinus, there was a reduction in triglycerides and total cholesterol in nursing professionals.

PMID:
42659446
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 28 Aug 2026.

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