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Mechanick JI, Butsch WS, Christensen SM, Hamdy O, Li Z, Prado CM, Heymsfield SB. Strategies for minimizing muscle loss during use of incretin-mimetic drugs for treatment of obesity. Obes Rev 2024:e13841. [PMID: 39295512 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/21/2024]
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The rapid and widespread clinical adoption of highly effective incretin-mimetic drugs (IMDs), particularly semaglutide and tirzepatide, for the treatment of obesity has outpaced the updating of clinical practice guidelines. Consequently, many patients may be at risk for adverse effects and uncertain long-term outcomes related to the use of these drugs. Of emerging concern is the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function that can accompany rapid substantial weight reduction; such losses can lead to reduced functional and metabolic health, weight cycling, compromised quality of life, and other adverse outcomes. Available evidence suggests that clinical trial participants receiving IMDs for the treatment of obesity lost 10% or more of their muscle mass during the 68- to 72-week interventions, approximately equivalent to 20 years of age-related muscle loss. The ability to maintain muscle mass during caloric restriction-induced weight reduction is influenced by two key factors: nutrition and physical exercise. Nutrition therapy should ensure adequate intake and absorption of high-quality protein and micronutrients, which may require the use of oral nutritional supplements. Additionally, concurrent physical activity, especially resistance training, has been shown to effectively minimize loss of muscle mass and function during weight reduction therapy. All patients receiving IMDs for obesity should participate in comprehensive treatment programs emphasizing adequate protein and micronutrient intakes, as well as resistance training, to preserve muscle mass and function, maximize the benefit of IMD therapy, and minimize potential risks.
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- Jeffrey I Mechanick
- Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Health at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Harvard Medical School and Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Conte C, Hall KD, Klein S. Is Weight Loss-Induced Muscle Mass Loss Clinically Relevant? JAMA 2024; 332:9-10. [PMID: 38829659 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.6586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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This Viewpoint explores the effects of weight loss achieved through GLP-1–based antiobesity medications on weight regain, fat-free mass, and skeletal muscle mass in people with obesity.
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- Caterina Conte
- San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy, and IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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Bartholomew CL, Martins C, Gower B. Association between insulin sensitivity and lean mass loss during weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2024; 32:1156-1162. [PMID: 38803306 PMCID: PMC11141400 DOI: 10.1002/oby.24022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to assess the relationship between insulin sensitivity and changes in total lean mass (LM) and appendicular LM (ALM) during weight loss. METHODS Individuals were randomly assigned to either a standard or a moderately reduced carbohydrate diet for 16 weeks. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and insulin sensitivity index (SI) using an intravenous glucose tolerance test. Multiple linear regression was used to determine whether baseline SI was predictive of changes in total LM and ALM. RESULTS Participants (n = 57; baseline BMI 32.1 ± 3.8 kg/m2) lost an average of 6.8 ± 3.2 kg of body weight (p < 0.001), with 1.5 ± 2.6 kg coming from LM (p < 0.05) and 0.5 ± 0.73 kg from ALM (p < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that SI was inversely associated with changes in total LM (kilograms; β = 0.481, p < 0.001), after adjusting for baseline LM, fat mass, acute insulin response to glucose, and weight loss. Similar results were seen when assessing ALM loss (β = 0.359, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Identifying individuals with low insulin sensitivity prior to weight loss interventions may allow for a personalized approach aiming at minimizing LM loss.
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- Ciera L Bartholomew
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Henney AE, Wilding JPH, Alam U, Cuthbertson DJ. Obesity pharmacotherapy in older adults: a narrative review of evidence. Int J Obes (Lond) 2024:10.1038/s41366-024-01529-z. [PMID: 38710803 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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The prevalence of obesity in older adults (people aged >60 years) is increasing in line with the demographic shift in global populations. Despite knowledge of obesity-related complications in younger adults (increased risk of type 2 diabetes, liver and cardiovascular disease and malignancy), these considerations may be outweighed, in older adults, by concerns regarding weight-loss induced reduction in skeletal muscle and bone mass, and the awareness of the 'obesity paradox'. Obesity in the elderly contributes to various obesity-related complications from cardiometabolic disease and cancer, to functional decline, worsening cognition, and quality of life, that will have already suffered an age-related decline. Lifestyle interventions remain the cornerstone of obesity management in older adults, with emphasis on resistance training for muscle strength and bone mineral density preservation. However, in older adults with obesity refractory to lifestyle strategies, pharmacotherapy, using anti-obesity medicines (AOMs), can be a useful adjunct. Recent evidence suggests that intentional weight loss in older adults with overweight and obesity is effective and safe, hence a diminishing reluctance to use AOMs in this more vulnerable population. Despite nine AOMs being currently approved for the treatment of obesity, limited clinical trial evidence in older adults predominantly focuses on incretin therapy with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide). AOMs enhance weight loss and reduce cardiometabolic events, while maintaining muscle mass. Future randomised controlled trials should specifically evaluate the effectiveness of novel AOMs for long-term weight management in older adults with obesity, carefully considering the impact on body composition and functional ability, as well as health economics.
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- Alex E Henney
- Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
- Metabolism & Nutrition Research Group, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
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- Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Metabolism & Nutrition Research Group, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Metabolism & Nutrition Research Group, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Metabolism & Nutrition Research Group, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
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González-Cano H, Martín-Olmedo JJ, Baz-Valle E, Contreras C, Schoenfeld BJ, García-Ramos A, Jiménez-Martínez P, Alix-Fages C. Do Muscle Mass and Body Fat Differ Between Elite and Amateur Natural Physique Athletes on Competition Day? A Preliminary, Cross-Sectional, Anthropometric Study. J Strength Cond Res 2024; 38:951-956. [PMID: 38662887 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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ABSTRACT González-Cano, H, Martín-Olmedo, JJ, Baz-Valle, E, Contreras, C, Schoenfeld, BJ, García-Ramos, A, Jiménez-Martínez, P, and Alix-Fages, C. Do muscle mass and body fat differ between elite and amateur natural physique athletes on competition day? A preliminary, cross-sectional, anthropometric study. J Strength Cond Res 38(5): 951-956, 2024-Natural physique athletes strive to achieve low body fat levels while promoting muscle mass hypertrophy for competition day. This study aimed to compare the anthropometric characteristics of natural amateur (AMA) and professional (PRO) World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) competitors. Eleven male natural physique athletes (6 PRO and 5 AMA; age = 24.8 ± 2.3 years) underwent a comprehensive anthropometric evaluation following the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry protocol within a 24-hour time frame surrounding the competition. The 5-component fractionation method was used to obtain the body composition profile of the muscle, adipose, bone, skin, and residual tissues. Five physique athletes exceeded the 5.2 cutoff point of muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) for natural athletes. Professional physique athletes were older than AMA physique athletes (p = 0.05), and they also presented larger thigh girths (p = 0.005) and bone mass (p = 0.019) compared with AMA physique athletes. Although no statistically significant between-group differences were observed in body mass, height, or body fat levels, PRO physique athletes exhibited a higher body mass index (BMI; AMA: 24.45 ± 0.12; PRO: 25.52 ± 1.01; p = 0.048), lean body mass (LBM; AMA: 64.49 ± 2.35; PRO: 69.80 ± 3.78; p = 0.024), fat-free mass (FFM; AMA: 71.23 ± 3.21; PRO: 76.52 ± 4.31; p = 0.05), LBM index (LBMI; AMA: 20.65 ± 0.52; PRO: 21.74 ± 0.85; p = 0.034), and fat-free mass index index (FFMI; AMA: 22.80 ± 0.22; PRO: 23.83 ± 0.90; p = 0.037) compared with AMA physique athletes. These findings highlight the unique characteristics and anthropometric differences between PRO and AMA natural physique athletes on competition day, emphasizing the significance of age, thigh girth, bone mass, BMI, LBM, FFM, and FFMI in distinguishing these 2 groups. Based on our findings, the established boundaries for muscle mass in natural physique athletes, based on FFMI and MBR, warrant reconsideration.
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Physical and Sports Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of País Vasco, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Exercise Science and Recreation, Applied Muscle Development Laboratory, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, New York
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Conditioning, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Research Group in Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and
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- ICEN Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Research Group in Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and
- Applied Biomechanics and Sport Technology Research Group, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Fernández-Verdejo R, Galgani JE. Metabolic elasticity - a new trait associated with health? Nat Rev Endocrinol 2023; 19:689-690. [PMID: 37833385 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-023-00914-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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- Rodrigo Fernández-Verdejo
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Laboratorio de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo (LABFEM), Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
- Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Departamento de Nutrición, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Rokhtabnak F, Safari S, Djalali Motlagh S, Yavari T, Pardis E. Comparison of the Onset of Action, Maintenance, and Recovery of Three Weight-based Dosing of Cisatracurium in Patients with Morbid Obesity in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2023; 48:563-571. [PMID: 38094279 PMCID: PMC10715121 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.96131.2762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Background For patients with morbid obesity, different cisatracurium dosage regimens are recommended. This study aimed to compare the onset of action, the sufficiency of neuromuscular blockade during infusion, and the recovery of the three distinct cisatracurium dosage scalars in patients with morbid obesity undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Methods In this randomized clinical trial, 55 patients were scheduled for bariatric surgery at Firoozgar Hospital from March 2020 to August 2021. Using a block randomization method, they were randomly divided into three groups, based on total body weight (TBW group), fat-free mass (FFM group), or ideal body weight (IBW group), to receive a bolus of cisatracurium 0.2 mg/Kg, followed by an infusion of 2 µg/Kg, to maintain a train-of-four (TOF) count≤2. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The mean time (seconds) to reach TOF0 in the TBW group was significantly shorter (201.89, 95%CI=192.99-210.79; P=0.004) than the IBW group (233.53, 95%CI=218.71-248.34; P=0.01). However, this difference was not statistically significant between TBW and FFM groups (220.83, 95%CI=199.73-241.94; P=0.81) or between FFM and the IBW groups (P=0.23). The rescue dose and increments of cisatracurium infusion were not required in the TBW group, whereas their probability was 4.81 times higher in the IBW group than the FFM group. Furthermore, the TBW and FFM groups had higher mean surgical condition scores than the IBW group (P<0.001, and P=0.006, respectively). Conclusion Cisatracurium loading and infusion dosing based on FFM provide a comparable onset of action and surgical field condition to the TBW-based dosing with a shorter recovery time. However, IBW-based dosing of cisatracurium was insufficient for laparoscopic bariatric surgery.Trial Registration Number: IRCT20151107024909N9.A preprint of this study was published at . doi: .
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- Faranak Rokhtabnak
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Medicine, Firoozgar General Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of General Surgery and MIS, Firoozgar General Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Medicine, Firoozgar General Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Medicine, Firoozgar General Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Medicine, Firoozgar General Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Serra M, Alceste D, Hauser F, Hulshof PJM, Meijer HAJ, Thalheimer A, Steinert RE, Gerber PA, Spector AC, Gero D, Bueter M. Assessing daily energy intake in adult women: validity of a food-recognition mobile application compared to doubly labelled water. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1255499. [PMID: 37810925 PMCID: PMC10556674 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1255499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Accurate dietary assessment is crucial for nutrition and health research. Traditional methods, such as food records, food frequency questionnaires, and 24-hour dietary recalls (24HR), have limitations, such as the need for trained interviewers, time-consuming procedures, and inaccuracies in estimations. Novel technologies, such as image-based dietary assessment apps, have been developed to overcome these limitations. SNAQ is a novel image-based food-recognition app which, based on computer vision, assesses food type and volume, and provides nutritional information about dietary intake. This cross-sectional observational study aimed to investigate the validity of SNAQ as a dietary assessment tool for measuring energy and macronutrient intake in adult women with normal body weight (n = 30), compared to doubly labeled water (DLW), a reference method for total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). Energy intake was also estimated using a one-day 24HR for direct comparison. Bland-Altman plots, paired difference tests, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to assess agreement and relationships between the methods. SNAQ showed a slightly higher agreement (bias = -329.6 kcal/day) with DLW for total daily energy intake (TDEI) compared to 24HR (bias = -543.0 kcal/day). While both SNAQ and 24HR tended to underestimate TDEI, only 24HR significantly differed from DLW in this regard (p < 0.001). There was no significant relationship between estimated TDEI and TDEE using SNAQ (R2 = 27%, p = 0.50) or 24HR (R2 = 34%, p = 0.20) and there were no significant differences in energy and macronutrient intake estimates between SNAQ and 24HR (Δ = 213.4 kcal/day). In conclusion, these results indicate that SNAQ provides a closer representation of energy intake in adult women with normal body weight than 24HR when compared to DLW, but no relationship was found between the energy estimates of DLW and of the two dietary assessment tools. Further research is needed to determine the clinical relevance and support the implementation of SNAQ in research and clinical settings. Clinical trial registration: This study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov with the unique identifier NCT04600596 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04600596).
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- Michele Serra
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Hopkins M, Blundell JE. The importance of fat-free mass and constituent tissue-organs in the control of human appetite. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2023:00075197-990000000-00097. [PMID: 37421387 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Traditional models of human appetite focus on the contribution of adipose tissue and the gastrointestinal tract, both of which exert mainly inhibitory influences. The purpose of this review is to consider the biological factors that influence the drive to eat. RECENT FINDINGS Fat-free mass is positively associated with objectively measured meal size and daily energy intake. These findings have been replicated in multiple populations across the life-course in laboratory and free-living studies. Studies have shown that the effect of fat-free mass is statistically mediated by resting metabolic rate, suggesting that energy expenditure per se may influence energy intake. A recent MRI study has reported that fasting hunger was associated with high metabolic rate organ (heart, liver, brain, kidneys) and skeletal muscle mass. Integrating measures of body composition at the tissue-organ level and markers of their metabolic function with appetitive measures could provide novel insight into the mechanisms that influence appetite. SUMMARY These recent findings suggest that fat-free mass and resting metabolic rate are determinants of energy intake. Consideration of fat-free mass and energy expenditure as physiological sources of appetitive signals helps reconcile the mechanisms underpinning the inhibition of eating with those that drive eating.
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- Mark Hopkins
- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Environment
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- Appetite and Energy Balance Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Martins C, S N, Sr C, Jf R, Hunter GR, Gower BA. Association between fat-free mass loss, changes in appetite and weight regain in individuals with obesity. J Nutr 2023; 153:1330-1337. [PMID: 36963504 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of fat-free mass loss (FFML) in modulating weight regain, in individuals with obesity, as well as the potential mechanisms involved, remain inconsistent. AIMS To determine if % FFML following weight loss (WL) is a predictor of weight regain, and to investigate the association between %FFML and changes in appetite markers. METHODS Seventy individuals with obesity (BMI: 36±4kg/m2; age: 44±9 years; 29 males) underwent 8 weeks of a very low-energy diet (550-660 kcal/day), followed by 4 weeks of gradual refeeding and weight stabilization, and a 9-month maintenance program (eucaloric diet). Body weight and body composition (fat mass (FM) and FFM) (primary outcomes), as well as ß-hydroxybutyrate (ßHB) plasma concentration (a marker of ketosis) in fasting and appetite-related hormones (ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide 1, peptide YY, and cholecystokinin) and subjective appetite feelings, in fasting and every 30 minutes after a fixed breakfast for 2.5h (secondary outcomes), were measured at baseline, week 9 and 1 year (and week 13 in 35 subjects (25 males)). The association between FFML, weight regain and changes in appetite was assessed by linear regression. RESULTS WL at week 9 was 17.5±4.3kg and %FFML 20.4±10.6%. Weight regain at 1 year was 1.7±8.2kg (8.8±45.0%). After adjusting for WL and FM at baseline, %FFML at week 9 was not a significant predictor of weight regain. Similar results were seen at week 13. The greater the %FFML at week 9, but not 13, the smaller the reduction, or greater the increase in basal ghrelin concentration (ß:-3.2; 95% CI: -5.0, -1.1; P=0.003), even after adjusting for WL and ß-hydroxybutyrate. CONCLUSION %FFML was not a significant predictor of weight regain at 1-year in individuals with obesity. However, a greater %FFML was accompanied by a greater increase in ghrelin secretion under ketogenic conditions, suggesting a link between FFM and appetite regulation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01834859.
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- Catia Martins
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA; Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Centre for Obesity and Innovation (ObeCe), Clinic of Surgery, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Clinic of Surgery, Namsos Hospital, Norway
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- Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Department of Public Health Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), USA
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Martins C, Gower BA, Hunter GR. Association between Fat-Free Mass Loss after Diet and Exercise Interventions and Weight Regain in Women with Overweight. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022; 54:2031-2036. [PMID: 35797356 PMCID: PMC9669159 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to determine if percent fat-free mass loss (% FFML) after diet alone, diet plus aerobic, or diet plus resistance exercise is a predictor of weight regain in women with overweight. METHODS One hundred and forty-one premenopausal women with overweight (body mass index, 28 ± 1 kg·m -2 ; age, 35 ± 6 yr) enrolled in a weight loss program to achieve a body mass index <25 kg·m -2 (diet alone, diet plus resistance, or diet plus aerobic exercise) and were followed for 1 yr. Body weight and composition (with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) were measured at baseline, after weight loss, and at 1 yr. RESULTS Participants lost 12.1 ± 2.6 kg of body weight, 11.3 ± 2.5 kg of fat mass, and 0.5 ± 1.6 kg of fat-free mass during the weight loss intervention, followed by weight regain at 1 yr (6.0 ± 4.4 kg, 51.3% ± 37.8%; P < 0.001 for all). % FFML was -3.6 ± 12.4, and a greater % FFML was associated with more weight regain ( r = -0.216, P = 0.01, n = 141), even after adjusting for the intervention group ( β = -0.07; 95% confidence interval, -0.13 to -0.01; P = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS % FFML is a significant predictor of weight regain in premenopausal women with overweight. These results support strategies for conserving fat-free mass during weight loss, such as resistance training. Future research should try to identify the mechanisms, at the level of both appetite and energy expenditure, responsible for this association.
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- Catia Martins
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Issues related to the assessment of energy balance during short-term over-, under- and refeeding in normal weight men. Eur J Clin Nutr 2022; 77:538-545. [PMID: 36076069 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01208-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND In humans, it is unclear how different estimates of energy balance (EB) compare with each other and whether the resulting changes in body weight (bw) and body composition (BC) are predictable and reproducible. METHODS This is a secondary data analysis of effects of sequential 7d over- (OF), 21d under- (UF) and 14d refeeding (RF) on EB. Energy intake (EI) was controlled at +/- 50% of energy needs in a 32 normal weight men (see Am J Clin Nutr. 2015; 102:807-819). EB was calculated (i) directly from the difference between EI and energy expenditure (EE) and (ii) indirectly from changes in BC. Changes in fat mass (FM) were compared with predicted changes according to Hall et al. (Lancet 2011; 378:826-37). Finally, within-subject reproducibility of changes in bw and BC was tested in a subgroup. RESULTS There were interindividual and day-by-day variabilities in changes in bw and BC. During OF and RF, the two estimates of EB were similar while with UF the indirect approach underestimated the direct estimate by 10593 ± 7506 kcal/21d (p < 0.001). Considerable differences became evident between measured and predicted changes in FM. Adjusting measured for predicted values did not reduce their interindividual variance. During UF, changes in bw and BC were reproducible, while corresponding changes during OF were not. CONCLUSION During hypercaloric nutrition the direct estimate of EB corresponded to the indirect estimate whereas this was not true during UF. Changes in bw and BC in response to OF were not reproducible while they were during UF.
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Sylivris A, Mesinovic J, Scott D, Jansons P. Body composition changes at 12 months following different surgical weight loss interventions in adults with obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Obes Rev 2022; 23:e13442. [PMID: 35257480 PMCID: PMC9286475 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To determine relative lean mass and fat mass changes in adults with obesity following surgical weight loss interventions, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Scopus were screened for eligible studies. Inclusion criteria included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) performed in populations with obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 ) aged over 18 years, who underwent any type of bariatric surgery and reported body composition measures via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry or bio-electrical impedance analysis. Authors conducted full text screening and determined that there were six RCTs eligible for inclusion, with data extracted at 12 months post-surgery. Meta-analysis revealed that, relative to gastric banding, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) led to greater total body mass loss (mean difference [MD]: -9.33 kg [95% CI: -12.10, -6.56]) and greater fat mass loss (MD: -8.86 kg [95% CI: -11.80, -5.93], but similar lean mass loss (MD: -0.55 kg [95% CI: -3.82, 2.71]. RYGB also led to similar changes in total body mass, fat mass, and lean mass compared with sleeve gastrectomy. RYGB results in greater 12-month weight and fat loss, but similar changes in lean mass, compared with gastric banding. Further RCTs comparing body composition changes following different bariatric surgery procedures are required.
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- Amy Sylivris
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Schell RC, Just DR, Levitsky DA. Methodological Challenges in Estimating the Lifetime Medical Care Cost Externality of Obesity. JOURNAL OF BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS 2021; 12:441-465. [PMID: 35419252 PMCID: PMC9004795 DOI: 10.1017/bca.2021.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There is a great deal of variability in estimates of the lifetime medical care cost externality of obesity, partly due to a lack of transparency in the methodology behind these cost models. Several important factors must be considered in producing the best possible estimate, including age-related weight gain, differential life expectancy, identifiability, and cost model selection. In particular, age-related weight gain represents an important new component to recent cost estimates. Without accounting for age-related weight gain, a study relies on the untenable assumption that people remain the same weight throughout their lives, leading to a fundamental misunderstanding of the evolution and development of the obesity crisis. This study seeks to inform future researchers on the best methods and data available both to estimate age-related weight gain and to accurately and consistently estimate obesity's lifetime external medical care costs. This should help both to create a more standardized approach to cost estimation as well as encourage more transparency between all parties interested in the question of obesity's lifetime cost and, ultimately, evaluating the benefits and costs of interventions targeting obesity at various points in the life course.
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- Robert C Schell
- School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way 5302, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca NY 14850
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- College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Stubbs RJ, Turicchi J. From famine to therapeutic weight loss: Hunger, psychological responses, and energy balance-related behaviors. Obes Rev 2021; 22 Suppl 2:e13191. [PMID: 33527688 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Understanding physiological and behavioral responses to energy imbalances is important for the management of overweight/obesity and undernutrition. Changes in body composition and physiological functions associated with energy imbalances provide the structural and functional context in which to consider psychological and behavioral responses. Compensatory changes in physiology and behavior are more pronounced in response to negative than positive energy balances. The physiological and psychological impact of weight loss (WL) occur on a continuum determined by (i) the degree of energy deficit (ED), (ii) its duration, (iii) body composition at the onset of the energy deficit, and (iv) the psychosocial environment in which it occurs. Therapeutic WL and famine/semistarvation both involve prolonged EDs, which are sometimes similar in magnitude. The key differences are that (i) the body mass index (BMI) of most famine victims is lower at the onset of the ED, (ii) therapeutic WL is intentional and (iii) famines are typically longer in duration (partly due to the voluntary nature of therapeutic WL and disengagement with WL interventions). The changes in psychological outcomes, motivation to eat, and energy intake in therapeutic WL are often modest (bearing in mind the nature of the measures used) and can be difficult to detect but are quantitatively significant over time. As WL progresses, these changes become more marked. It appears that extensive WL beyond 10%-20% in lean individuals has profound effects on body composition and physiological function. At this level of WL, there is a marked erosion of psychological functioning, which appears to run in parallel to WL. Psychological resources dwindle and become increasingly focused on alleviating escalating hunger and food seeking behavior. Functional changes in fat-free mass, characterized by catabolism of skeletal muscle and organs may be involved in the drive to eat associated with semistarvation. Higher levels of body fat mass may act as a buffer to protect fat-free mass, functional integrity and limit compensatory changes in energy balance behaviors. The increase in appetite that accompanies therapeutic WL appears to be very different to the intense and all-consuming drive to eat that occurs during prolonged semistarvation. The mechanisms may also differ but are not well understood, and longitudinal comparisons of the relationship between body structure, function, and behavior in response to differing EDs in those with higher and lower BMIs are currently lacking.
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- R James Stubbs
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Casanova N, Beaulieu K, Oustric P, O'Connor D, Gibbons C, Duarte C, Blundell J, Stubbs RJ, Finlayson G, Hopkins M. Body Fatness Influences Associations of Body Composition and Energy Expenditure with Energy Intake in Healthy Women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2021; 29:125-132. [PMID: 33200550 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the influence of body fatness on the associations of body composition and energy expenditure (EE) with energy intake (EI). METHODS Data from 93 women (BMI = 25.5 [SD 4.2] kg/m2 ) recruited for two studies (Study 1, n = 48, BMI = 25.0-34.9 kg/m2 ; Study 2, n = 45, BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 ) were examined. Body composition, resting metabolic rate (RMR), and test meal EI were assessed during a laboratory probe day. Physical activity, total daily EE (TDEE), and self-reported free-living 24-hour EI were collected during 7 days. RESULTS In the whole sample, fat-free mass (r = 0.45; P < 0.001), RMR (r = 0.41; P < 0.001), and TDEE (r = 0.39; P < 0.001), but not fat mass (r = 0.17; P = 0.11), were positively associated with free-living 24-hour EI. Body fat percentage moderated the associations of RMR (β = -1.88; P = 0.02) and TDEE (β = -1.91; P = 0.03) with mean free-living 24-hour EI. Fat mass was negatively associated with test meal EI only in the leaner group (r = -0.43; P = 0.004), and a weak nonlinear association was observed in the whole sample (r2 = 0.092; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Body fat percentage appears to moderate the associations between EE and daily EI. Furthermore, the negative association between fat mass and test meal EI observed in leaner individuals was absent in those with higher body fatness. Therefore, higher levels of body fatness may weaken the coupling between EE and EI.
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- Nuno Casanova
- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Developing evidence-based behavioural strategies to overcome physiological resistance to weight loss in the general population. Proc Nutr Soc 2020; 78:576-589. [PMID: 31670628 DOI: 10.1017/s0029665119001083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Physiological and behavioural systems are tolerant of excess energy intake and responsive to energy deficits. Weight loss (WL) changes body structure, physiological function and energy balance (EB) behaviours, which resist further WL and promote subsequent weight regain. Measuring and understanding the response of EB systems to energy deficits is important for developing evidence-based behaviour change interventions for longer-term weight management. Currently, behaviour change approaches for longer-term WL show modest effect sizes. Self-regulation of EB behaviours (e.g. goal setting, action plans, self-monitoring, relapse prevention plans) and aspects of motivation are important for WL maintenance. Stress management, emotion regulation and food hedonics may also be important for relapse prevention, but the evidence is less concrete. Although much is known about the effects of WL on physiological and psychological function, little is known about the way these dynamic changes affect human EB behaviours. Key areas of future importance include (i) improved methods for detailed tracking of energy expenditure, balance and by subtraction intake, using digital technologies, (ii) how WL impacts body structure, function and subsequent EB behaviours, (iii) how behaviour change approaches can overcome physiological resistance to WL and (iv) who is likely to maintain WL or relapse. Modelling physiological and psychological moderators and mediators of EB-related behaviours is central to understanding and improving longer-term weight and health outcomes in the general population.
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Arencibia-Albite F. Serious analytical inconsistencies challenge the validity of the energy balance theory. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04204. [PMID: 32685707 PMCID: PMC7355950 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Energy metabolism theory affirms that body weight stability is achieved as over time the average energy intake equals the average energy expenditure, a state known as energy balance. Here it is demonstrated, however, that weight stability coexists with a persistent energy imbalance. Such unexpected result emerges as a consequence of the answers to three fundamental problems: 1. Is it possible to model body weight fluctuations without the energy balance theory? And if so, what are the benefits over the energy balance strategy? 2. During energy balance, how the oxidized macronutrient distribution that underlies the average energy expenditure is related to the macronutrient distribution of the average energy intake? 3. Is energy balance possible under a low-fat diet that simultaneously satisfies the following conditions? (a) The fat fraction of the absorbed energy intake is always less than the oxidized fat fraction of the energy expenditure. (b) The carbohydrate fraction of the absorbed energy intake is always greater or equal to the oxidized carbohydrate fraction of the energy expenditure. The first of these issues is addressed with the axiomatic method while the rest are managed through analythical arguments. On the whole, this analysis identifies inconsistencies in the principle of energy balance. The axiomatic approach results also in a simple mass balance model that fits experimental data and explains body composition alterations. This model gives rise to a convincing argument that appears to elucidate the advantage of low-carbohydrate diets over isocaloric low-fat diets. It is concluded, according to the aforementioned model, that weight fluctuations are ultimately dependent on the difference between daily food mass intake and daily mass loss (e.g., excretion of macronutrient oxidation products) and not on energy imbalance. In effect, it is shown that assuming otherwise may caused unintended weight gain.
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Effects of gradual weight loss v. rapid weight loss on body composition and RMR: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Nutr 2020; 124:1121-1132. [DOI: 10.1017/s000711452000224x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Turicchi J, O'Driscoll R, Finlayson G, Duarte C, Hopkins M, Martins N, Michalowska J, Larsen TM, van Baak MA, Astrup A, Stubbs RJ. Associations between the proportion of fat-free mass loss during weight loss, changes in appetite, and subsequent weight change: results from a randomized 2-stage dietary intervention trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2020; 111:536-544. [PMID: 31950141 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dynamic changes in body composition which occur during weight loss may have an influential role on subsequent energy balance behaviors and weight. OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to consider the effect of proportionate changes in body composition during weight loss on subsequent changes in appetite and weight outcomes at 26 wk in individuals engaged in a weight loss maintenance intervention. METHODS A subgroup of the Diet, Obesity, and Genes (DiOGenes) study (n = 209) was recruited from 3 European countries. Participants underwent an 8-wk low-calorie diet (LCD) resulting in ≥8% body weight loss, during which changes in body composition (by DXA) and appetite (by visual analog scale appetite perceptions in response to a fixed test meal) were measured. Participants were randomly assigned into 5 weight loss maintenance diets based on protein and glycemic index content and followed up for 26 wk. We investigated associations between proportionate fat-free mass (FFM) loss (%FFML) during weight loss and 1) weight outcomes at 26 wk and 2) changes in appetite perceptions. RESULTS During the LCD, participants lost a mean ± SD of 11.2 ± 3.5 kg, of which 30.4% was FFM. After adjustment, there was a tendency for %FFML to predict weight regain in the whole group (β: 0.041; 95% CI: -0.001, 0.08; P = 0.055), which was significant in men (β: 0.09; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.15; P = 0.009) but not women (β: 0.01; 95% CI: -0.04, 0.07; P = 0.69). Associations between %FFML and change in appetite perceptions during weight loss were inconsistent. The strongest observations were in men for hunger (r = 0.69, P = 0.002) and desire to eat (r = 0.61, P = 0.009), with some tendencies in the whole group and no associations in women. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that composition of weight loss may have functional importance for energy balance regulation, with greater losses of FFM potentially being associated with increased weight regain and appetite. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00390637.
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- Jake Turicchi
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.,Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders, and Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research In Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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How dieting might make some fatter: modeling weight cycling toward obesity from a perspective of body composition autoregulation. Int J Obes (Lond) 2020; 44:1243-1253. [PMID: 32099104 PMCID: PMC7260129 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-020-0547-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The notion that dieting makes some people fatter has in the past decade gained considerable interest from both epidemiological predictions and biological plausibility. Several large-scale prospective studies have suggested that dieting to lose weight is associated with future weight gain and obesity, with such predictions being stronger and more consistent among dieters who are in the normal range of body weight rather than in those with obesity. Furthermore, the biological plausibility that dieting predisposes people who are lean (rather than those with overweight or obesity) to regain more body fat than what had been lost (referred to as fat overshooting) has recently gained support from a re-analysis of data on body composition during weight loss and subsequent weight recovery from the classic longitudinal Minnesota Starvation Experiment. These have revealed an inverse exponential relationship between the amount of fat overshot and initial adiposity, and have suggested that a temporal desynchronization in the recoveries of fat and lean tissues, in turn residing in differences in lean-fat partitioning during weight loss vs. during weight recovery (with fat recovery faster than lean tissue recovery) is a cardinal feature of fat overshooting. Within a conceptual framework that integrates the relationship between post-dieting fat overshooting with initial adiposity, the extent of weight loss and the differential lean-fat partitioning during weight loss vs. weight recovery, we describe here a mathematical model of weight cycling to predict the excess fat that could be gained through repeated dieting and multiple weight cycles from a standpoint of body composition autoregulation.
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Chima L, Mulrooney HM, Warren J, Madden AM. A systematic review and quantitative analysis of resting energy expenditure prediction equations in healthy overweight and obese children and adolescents. J Hum Nutr Diet 2020; 33:373-385. [DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- L. Chima
- School of Life and Medical Sciences University of Hertfordshire Hatfield UK
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- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing School of Life Sciences Pharmacy & Chemistry University of Kingston Kingston Upon Thames UK
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- Firststop Nutrition Limited Lyford Oxfordshire UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences University of Hertfordshire Hatfield UK
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Costello N, Deighton K, Dalton-Barron N, Whitehead S, Preston T, Jones B. Can a contemporary dietary assessment tool or wearable technology accurately assess the energy intake of professional young rugby league players? A doubly labelled water validation study. Eur J Sport Sci 2019; 20:1151-1159. [PMID: 31757185 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1697373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Accurate quantification of energy intake is imperative in athletes; however traditional dietary assessment tools are frequently inaccurate. Therefore, this study investigated the validity of a contemporary dietary assessment tool or wearable technology to determine the total energy intake (TEI) of professional young athletes. The TEI of eight professional young male rugby league players was determined by three methods; Snap-N-Send, SenseWear Armbands (SWA) combined with metabolic power and doubly labelled water (DLW; intake-balance method; criterion) across a combined ten-day pre-season and seven-day in-season period. Changes in fasted body mass were recorded, alongside changes in body composition via isotopic dilution and a validated energy density equation. Energy intake was calculated via the intake-balance method. Snap-N-Send non-significantly over-reported pre-season and in-season energy intake by 0.21 (2.37) MJ.day-1 (p = 0.833) and 0.51 (1.73) MJ.day-1 (p = 0.464), respectively. This represented a trivial and small standardised mean bias, and very large and large typical error. SenseWear Armbands and metabolic power significantly under-reported pre-season and in-season TEI by 3.51 (2.42) MJ.day-1 (p = 0.017) and 2.18 (1.85) MJ.day-1 (p = 0.021), respectively. This represents a large and moderate standardised mean bias, and very large and very large typical error. There was a most likely larger daily error reported by SWA and metabolic power than Snap-N-Send across pre-season (3.30 (2.45) MJ.day-1; ES = 1.26 ± 0.68; p = 0.014) and in-season periods (1.67 (2.00) MJ.day-1; ES = 1.27 ± 0.70; p = 0.012). This study demonstrates the enhanced validity of Snap-N-Send for assessing athlete TEI over combined wearable technology, although caution is required when determining the individual TEIs of athletes via Snap-N-Send.
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- Nessan Costello
- Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, UK.,Leeds Rhinos RLFC, Leeds, UK.,Leeds United FC, Leeds, UK
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- Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, UK.,Catapult, Leeds, UK.,England Performance Unit, The Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK
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- Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, UK.,Leeds Rhinos RLFC, Leeds, UK
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- Stable Isotope Biochemistry Laboratory, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, Rankine Avenue, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, UK
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- Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, UK.,Leeds Rhinos RLFC, Leeds, UK.,England Performance Unit, The Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK.,Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, the University of Cape Town and Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
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Müller MJ, Bosy-Westphal A. Effect of Over- and Underfeeding on Body Composition and Related Metabolic Functions in Humans. Curr Diab Rep 2019; 19:108. [PMID: 31686224 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Methodological limitations of body composition methods limit the validity of changes in body composition that are used to interpret metabolic outcome parameters of weight loss and weight gain. RECENT FINDINGS Direct assessment of energy balance is necessary for the assessment of early weight changes (i.e., within the 1st week of weight change), whereas body composition analysis with a high accuracy and a low minimal detectable change is recommended to assess ongoing changes. The sequence of underfeeding and overfeeding impacts the method inherent assumptions, and the considerable day-to-day and inter-individual variance in body composition changes is a challenge to the precision of methods. Weight loss-associated changes in body composition do not resemble their changes with subsequent hypercaloric re-feeding. Individual body components are related to specific metabolic functions where the structure-function relationships change with changes in energy balance. Analysis of structure-function relationships in response to weight changes needs to address (a) the validity, precision, and different outcome parameters of body composition methods and (b) the variance of results taking into account study protocols and the dynamics of weight changes. As for future studies, repeated measurements of body weight, body composition, and metabolic functions are needed before, during, and after weight changes focusing on the intra- and interindividual variances of weight change rather than on mean data only.
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- Manfred James Müller
- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 17-19, D-24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 17-19, D-24105, Kiel, Germany
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Turicchi J, O'Driscoll R, Finlayson G, Beaulieu K, Deighton K, Stubbs RJ. Associations between the rate, amount, and composition of weight loss as predictors of spontaneous weight regain in adults achieving clinically significant weight loss: A systematic review and meta-regression. Obes Rev 2019; 20:935-946. [PMID: 30925026 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Weight regain following weight loss is common although little is known regarding the associations between amount, rate, and composition of weight loss and weight regain. Forty-three studies (52 groups; n = 2379) with longitudinal body composition measurements were identified in which weight loss (≥5%) and subsequent weight regain (≥2%) occurred. Data were synthesized for changes in weight and body composition. Meta-regression models were used to investigate associations between amount, rate, and composition of weight loss and weight regain. Individuals lost 10.9% of their body weight over 13 weeks composed of 19.6% fat-free mass, followed by a regain of 5.4% body weight over 44 weeks composed of 21.6% fat-free mass. Associations between the amount (P < 0.001) and rate (P = 0.049) of weight loss and their interaction (P = 0.042) with weight regain were observed. Fat-free mass (P = 0.017) and fat mass (P < 0.001) loss both predicted weight regain although the effect of fat-free mass was attenuated following adjustment. The amount (P < 0.001), but not the rate of weight loss (P = 0.150), was associated with fat-free mass loss. The amount and rate of weight loss were significant and interacting factors associated with weight regain. Loss of fat-free mass and fat mass explained greater variance in weight regain than weight loss alone.
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- Jake Turicchi
- Appetite Control and Energy Balance Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Appetite Control and Energy Balance Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Appetite Control and Energy Balance Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Appetite Control and Energy Balance Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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- Appetite Control and Energy Balance Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Stubbs RJ, Hopkins M, Finlayson GS, Duarte C, Gibbons C, Blundell JE. Potential effects of fat mass and fat-free mass on energy intake in different states of energy balance. Eur J Clin Nutr 2018; 72:698-709. [DOI: 10.1038/s41430-018-0146-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Guo J, Brager DC, Hall KD. Simulating long-term human weight-loss dynamics in response to calorie restriction. Am J Clin Nutr 2018; 107:558-565. [PMID: 29635495 PMCID: PMC6248630 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqx080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Mathematical models have been developed to predict body weight (BW) and composition changes in response to lifestyle interventions, but these models have not been adequately validated over the long term. Objective We compared mathematical models of human BW dynamics underlying 2 popular web-based weight-loss prediction tools, the National Institutes of Health Body Weight Planner (NIH BWP) and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center Weight Loss Predictor (PBRC WLP), with data from the 2-year Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE) study. Design Mathematical models were initialized using baseline CALERIE data, and changes in body weight (ΔBW), fat mass (ΔFM), and energy expenditure (ΔEE) were simulated in response to time-varying changes in energy intake (ΔEI) objectively measured using the intake-balance method. No model parameters were adjusted from their previously published values. Results The PBRC WLP model simulated an exaggerated early decrease in EE in response to calorie restriction, resulting in substantial underestimation of the observed mean (95% CI) BW losses by 3.8 (3.5, 4.2) kg. The NIH WLP simulations were much closer to the data, with an overall mean ΔBW bias of -0.47 (-0.92, -0.015) kg. Linearized model analysis revealed that the main reason for the PBRC WLP model bias was a parameter value defining how spontaneous physical activity expenditure decreased with caloric restriction. Both models exhibited substantial variability in their ability to simulate individual results in response to calorie restriction. Monte Carlo simulations demonstrated that ΔEI measurement uncertainties were a major contributor to the individual variability in NIH BWP model simulations. Conclusions The NIH BWP outperformed the PBRC WLP and accurately simulated average weight-loss and energy balance dynamics in response to long-term calorie restriction. However, the substantial variability in the NIH BWP model predictions at the individual level suggests cautious interpretation of individual-level simulations. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00427193.
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- Juen Guo
- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD
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- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ
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- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD,Address correspondence to KDH (e-mail: )
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McGrath T, Murphy KG, Jones NS. Quantitative approaches to energy and glucose homeostasis: machine learning and modelling for precision understanding and prediction. J R Soc Interface 2018; 15:20170736. [PMID: 29367240 PMCID: PMC5805973 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Obesity is a major global public health problem. Understanding how energy homeostasis is regulated, and can become dysregulated, is crucial for developing new treatments for obesity. Detailed recording of individual behaviour and new imaging modalities offer the prospect of medically relevant models of energy homeostasis that are both understandable and individually predictive. The profusion of data from these sources has led to an interest in applying machine learning techniques to gain insight from these large, relatively unstructured datasets. We review both physiological models and machine learning results across a diverse range of applications in energy homeostasis, and highlight how modelling and machine learning can work together to improve predictive ability. We collect quantitative details in a comprehensive mathematical supplement. We also discuss the prospects of forecasting homeostatic behaviour and stress the importance of characterizing stochasticity within and between individuals in order to provide practical, tailored forecasts and guidance to combat the spread of obesity.
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- Thomas McGrath
- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- EPSRC Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Browning MG, Franco RL, Cyrus JC, Celi F, Evans RK. Changes in Resting Energy Expenditure in Relation to Body Weight and Composition Following Gastric Restriction: A Systematic Review. Obes Surg 2017; 26:1607-15. [PMID: 27103027 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-016-2184-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In comparison to gastric bypass surgery, gastric restriction without malabsorption more closely simulates dietary adherence while still producing durable weight loss. The latter is achieved despite considerable reductions in resting energy expenditure (REE), and whether REE is adjusted for body weight/composition using ratio- or regression-based methods could influence understanding of how these procedures affect energy balance. This systematic review identified studies that reported REE before and after gastric restriction in order to compare changes using each method. Ratio assessments revealed increases and decreases when REE was expressed per kilogram of body weight and per kilogram of fat-free mass, respectively. In comparison, measured REE tended to be less than predicted from linear regression after surgery. Explanations for these seemingly disparate findings and future directions are discussed.
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- Matthew G Browning
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, 500 Academic Centre, 1020 West Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, 500 Academic Centre, 1020 West Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA
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- Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, 500 Academic Centre, 1020 West Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA
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Benito PJ, Cupeiro R, Peinado AB, Rojo MA, Maffulli N. Influence of previous body mass index and sex on regional fat changes in a weight loss intervention. PHYSICIAN SPORTSMED 2017; 45:450-457. [PMID: 28914104 DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2017.1380500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Men and women may lose weight in a different fashion. This study compares the changes in different anatomical regions after a well-controlled weight loss program by sex and initial BMI. METHODS A total of 180 subjects (48 overweight women, 36 overweight men, and 48 obese women and 48 obese men) were recruited to participate in a 22-week weight loss programme (diet + exercise). RESULTS Regarding percentage body weight change from baseline, there was no triple interaction (BMI, sex and anatomical region), but there was interaction between BMI and anatomical region (F2,840 = 34.5; p < 0.001), and between sex and anatomical region (F2,840 = 98.8; p < 0.001). Usually, the arms and legs are the regions that lose more weight in obese participants, but men lose the highest percentage of mass from the trunk. There were differences between men and women for the areas of left trunk mass (750g), right trunk mass (700g), total mass of the trunk (1400g), android mass (350g), and finally in the total mass in overweight participants (1300g), with higher values for men than for women. The region that loses more weight and fat is the trunk, followed by the legs, and then the arms, when the loss is observed in function of the total weight or fat lost. CONCLUSION Both BMI and sex exert a definite influence fat loss, especially in some anatomical regions.
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- Pedro J Benito
- a LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- a LFE Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science-INEF , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- b Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders , University of Salerno School of Medicine and Surgery , Salerno , Italy.,c Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine , Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Hospital , London , UK
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Thomas DM, Westerterp K. Energy balance, energy turnover, and risk of body fat gain. Am J Clin Nutr 2017; 105:540-541. [PMID: 28148505 PMCID: PMC5267303 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.141887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Diana M Thomas
- From the Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (DMT, e-mail: ), and the Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands (KW)
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- From the Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (DMT, e-mail: ), and the Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands (KW)
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Control of energy expenditure in humans. Eur J Clin Nutr 2016; 71:340-344. [PMID: 27901037 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Energy expenditure is determined by body size and body composition and by food intake and physical activity. Body size and body composition are the determinants of resting energy expenditure. Higher weight results in higher energy requirement through a higher resting requirement because of a higher maintenance cost of a larger body. Activity-induced energy expenditure is the most variable component of total energy expenditure. Smaller and leaner subjects generally move more as activity energy expenditure in larger subjects is not higher in proportion to the cost of moving with a higher body weight. Food intake induces changes in energy expenditure as a function of changes in body size and body composition. In addition, energy restriction induces an adaptive reduction of energy expenditure through a lowering of tissue metabolism and a reduction of body movement. An exercise-induced increase in activity expenditure is a function of the training status. In untrained subjects, exercise induces a larger increase in total energy expenditure than can be attributed to the energy cost of a training program. Trained subjects have a higher performance at the same expenditure through a higher exercise economy.
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Hruschka DJ, Hadley C. How much do universal anthropometric standards bias the global monitoring of obesity and undernutrition? Obes Rev 2016; 17:1030-1039. [PMID: 27383689 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Each year, hundreds of articles in population health and nutrition, many in high-profile journals, use standard cutoffs based on weight and height as assessments of obesity and undernutrition. These global efforts to monitor overweight and underweight often rest on the assumption that ethnic differences in underlying body form are sufficiently small to permit universal anthropometric cutoffs for comparing excess and insufficient body fat across populations. However, a century of work in human biological variation suggests that human populations can vary dramatically in underlying body form in a way that may require population-sensitive cutoffs for monitoring. Here, we describe recently developed methods that can provide population-sensitive assessments of both excess and insufficient energy reserves in a wide range of countries. We use this approach to illustrate how worldwide variation in human body form is far more widespread than previously thought, and that it can occur at several geographic scales, including the level of world regions, countries and populations within countries. The findings also suggest that using standard cutoffs that ignore this variation can underestimate current obesity levels in adults by more than 400-500 million while also incorrectly prioritizing high-risk areas for undernutrition in children in key regions around the world.
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- D J Hruschka
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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- Anthropology Department, Emory University, Decatur, GA, USA
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Madden AM, Mulrooney HM, Shah S. Estimation of energy expenditure using prediction equations in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review. J Hum Nutr Diet 2016; 29:458-76. [DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- A. M. Madden
- School of Life and Medical Sciences; University of Hertfordshire; Hatfield UK
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- School of Life Sciences; Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, University of Kingston; Kingston Upon Thames UK
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences; University of Hertfordshire; Hatfield UK
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Stubbs RJ, Morris L, Pallister C, Horgan G, Lavin JH. Weight outcomes audit in 1.3 million adults during their first 3 months' attendance in a commercial weight management programme. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:882. [PMID: 26359180 PMCID: PMC4566482 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Over sixty percent of adults in the UK are now overweight/obese. Weight management on a national scale requires behavioural and lifestyle solutions that are accessible to large numbers of people. Evidence suggests commercial weight management programmes help people manage their weight but there is little research examining those that pay to attend such programmes rather than being referred by primary care. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of a UK commercial weight management programme in self-referred, fee-paying participants. Methods Electronic weekly weight records were collated for self-referred, fee-paying participants of Slimming World groups joining between January 2010 and April 2012. This analysis reports weight outcomes in 1,356,105 adult, non-pregnant participants during their first 3 months’ attendance. Data were analysed by regression, ANOVA and for binomial outcomes, chi-squared tests using the R statistical program. Results Mean (SD) age was 42.3 (13.6) years, height 1.65 m (0.08) and start weight was 88.4 kg (18.8). Mean start BMI was 32.6 kg/m2 (6.3 kg/m2) and 5 % of participants were men. Mean weight change of all participants was −3.9 kg (3.6), percent weight change −4.4 (3.8), and BMI change was −1.4 kg/m2 (1.3). Mean attendance was 7.8 (4.3) sessions in their first 3 months. For participants attending at least 75 % of possible weekly sessions (n = 478,772), mean BMI change was −2.5 kg/m2 (1.3), weight change −6.8 kg (3.7) and percent weight change −7.5 % (3.5). Weight loss was greater in men than women absolutely (−6.5 (5.3) kg vs −3.8 (3.4) kg) and as a percentage (5.7 % (4.4) vs 4.3 % (3.7)), respectively. All comparisons were significant (p < 0.001). Level of attendance and percent weight loss in the first week of attendance together accounted for 55 % of the variability in weight lost during the study period. Conclusions A large-scale commercial lifestyle-based weight management programme had a significant impact on weight loss outcomes over 3 months. Higher levels of attendance led to levels of weight loss known to be associated with significant clinical benefits, which on this scale may have an impact on public health.
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- R James Stubbs
- Nutrition and Research Department, Slimming World, Clover Nook Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4RF, UK. .,College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK.
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- Nutrition and Research Department, Slimming World, Clover Nook Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4RF, UK.
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- Nutrition and Research Department, Slimming World, Clover Nook Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4RF, UK.
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- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Greenburn road, Aberdeen, AB21 9SB, UK.
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- Nutrition and Research Department, Slimming World, Clover Nook Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4RF, UK.
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Jacquier M, Soula HA, Crauste F. A mathematical model of leptin resistance. Math Biosci 2015; 267:10-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heymsfield SB, Ebbeling CB, Zheng J, Pietrobelli A, Strauss BJ, Silva AM, Ludwig DS. Multi-component molecular-level body composition reference methods: evolving concepts and future directions. Obes Rev 2015; 16:282-94. [PMID: 25645009 PMCID: PMC4464774 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 11/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Excess adiposity is the main phenotypic feature that defines human obesity and that plays a pathophysiological role in most chronic diseases. Measuring the amount of fat mass present is thus a central aspect of studying obesity at the individual and population levels. Nevertheless, a consensus is lacking among investigators on a single accepted 'reference' approach for quantifying fat mass in vivo. While the research community generally relies on the multi-component body volume class of 'reference' models for quantifying fat mass, no definable guide discerns among different applied equations for partitioning the four (fat, water, protein and mineral mass) or more quantified components, standardizes 'adjustment' or measurement system approaches for model-required labelled water dilution volumes and bone mineral mass estimates, or firmly establishes the body temperature at which model physical properties are assumed. The resulting differing reference strategies for quantifying body composition in vivo leads to small, but under some circumstances, important differences in the amount of measured body fat. Recent technological advances highlight opportunities to expand model applications to new subject groups and measured components such as total body protein. The current report reviews the historical evolution of multi-component body volume-based methods in the context of prevailing uncertainties and future potential.
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- New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- The Mark Holland Metabolic Unit, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Fac Motricidade Humana, Univ Tecn Lisboa, Cruz-Quebrada, Portugal
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- New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pownall HJ, Bray GA, Wagenknecht LE, Walkup MP, Heshka S, Hubbard VS, Hill J, Kahn SE, Nathan DM, Schwartz AV, Johnson KC. Changes in body composition over 8 years in a randomized trial of a lifestyle intervention: the look AHEAD study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2015; 23:565-72. [PMID: 25707379 PMCID: PMC4707962 DOI: 10.1002/oby.21005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of an intensive lifestyle intervention versus a comparison group on body composition in obese or overweight persons with type 2 diabetes at baseline and at 1, 4, and 8 years. METHODS Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in a subset of 1019 Look AHEAD study volunteers randomized to intervention or comparison groups. The intervention was designed to achieve and maintain ≥7% weight loss through increased physical activity and reduced caloric intake. The comparison group received social support and diabetes education. RESULTS At 1 year, the intervention group lost fat (5.6 ± 0.2 kg) and lean mass (2.3 ± 0.1 kg) but regained fat (∼100%) and lost lean mass between years 1 and 8. Between baseline and year 8, weight loss was greater in intervention versus comparison groups (4.0 ± 0.4 vs. 2.3 ± 0.4 kg); comparison group weight loss was mostly lean mass (2.1 ± 0.17 kg). Fat mass in the intervention group was lower than that of the comparison group at all post-baseline time points. CONCLUSIONS Reduced fat mass may place the intervention group at a lower risk of obesity-linked sequelae, a hypothesis that can be tested by future studies of this cohort.
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- Henry J Pownall
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Atherosclerosis, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Ruff RR, Zhen C. Estimating the effects of a calorie-based sugar-sweetened beverage tax on weight and obesity in New York City adults using dynamic loss models. Ann Epidemiol 2015; 25:350-7. [PMID: 25659449 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contribute to weight gain and increase the risk of obesity. In this article, we determine the effects of an innovative SSB tax on weight and obesity in New York City adults. METHODS Dynamic weight loss models were used to estimate the effects of an expected 5800-calorie reduction resulting from an SSB tax on weight and obesity. Baseline data were derived from the New York City Community Health Survey. One, five, and 10-year simulations of weight loss were performed. RESULTS Calorie reductions resulted in a per-person weight loss of 0.46 kg in year 1 and 0.92 kg in year 10. A total of 5,531,059 kg was expected to be lost over 10 years when weighted to the full New York City adult population. Approximately 50% of overall bodyweight loss occurred within the first year, and 95% within 5 years. Results showed consistent but nonsignificant decreases in obesity prevalence. CONCLUSIONS SSB taxes may be viable strategies to reduce obesity when combined with other interventions to maximize effects in the population.
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- Ryan Richard Ruff
- Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry, New York University Global Institute of Public Health, New York.
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- Food and Nutrition Policy Research Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
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Human growth and body weight dynamics: an integrative systems model. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114609. [PMID: 25479101 PMCID: PMC4257729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Quantifying human weight and height dynamics due to growth, aging, and energy balance can inform clinical practice and policy analysis. This paper presents the first mechanism-based model spanning full individual life and capturing changes in body weight, composition and height. Integrating previous empirical and modeling findings and validated against several additional empirical studies, the model replicates key trends in human growth including A) Changes in energy requirements from birth to old ages. B) Short and long-term dynamics of body weight and composition. C) Stunted growth with chronic malnutrition and potential for catch up growth. From obesity policy analysis to treating malnutrition and tracking growth trajectories, the model can address diverse policy questions. For example I find that even without further rise in obesity, the gap between healthy and actual Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) has embedded, for different population groups, a surplus of 14%-24% in energy intake which will be a source of significant inertia in obesity trends. In another analysis, energy deficit percentage needed to reduce BMI by one unit is found to be relatively constant across ages. Accompanying documented and freely available simulation model facilitates diverse applications customized to different sub-populations.
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Knuth ND, Johannsen DL, Tamboli RA, Marks-Shulman PA, Huizenga R, Chen KY, Abumrad NN, Ravussin E, Hall KD. Metabolic adaptation following massive weight loss is related to the degree of energy imbalance and changes in circulating leptin. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014; 22:2563-9. [PMID: 25236175 PMCID: PMC4236233 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To measure changes in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition in obese subjects following massive weight loss achieved via bariatric surgery or calorie restriction plus vigorous exercise. METHODS Body composition and RMR were measured in 13 pairs of obese subjects retrospectively matched for sex, body mass index, weight, and age who underwent either Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) or participated in "The Biggest Loser" weight loss competition (BLC). RESULTS Both groups had similar final weight loss (RYGB: 40.2 ± 12.7 kg, BLC: 48.8 ± 14.9 kg; P = 0.14); however, RYGB lost a larger proportion of their weight as fat-free mass (FFM) (RYGB: 30 ± 12%, BLC: 16 ± 8% [P < 0.01]). In both groups, RMR decreased significantly more than expected based on measured body composition changes. The magnitude of this metabolic adaptation was correlated with the degree of energy imbalance (r = 0.55, P = 0.004) and the decrease in circulating leptin (r = 0.47, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Calorie restriction along with vigorous exercise in BLC participants resulted in preservation of FFM and greater metabolic adaption compared to RYGB subjects despite comparable weight loss. Metabolic adaptation was related to the degree of energy imbalance and the changes in circulating leptin.
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- Nicolas D. Knuth
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Modeling body mass variation: incorporating social influence into calculations of caloric intake and energy expenditure. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111709. [PMID: 25369520 PMCID: PMC4219765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Variations in individual body mass and composition have long been a key focus in the health sciences, particularly now that overweight and obesity are considered as public health problems. We study a mathematical model that describes body mass variations which are determined by the energy balance between caloric intake and total energy expenditure. To calculate the change in caloric intake and energy expenditure over time, we proposed a relationship for each of these quantities, and we used measured values that are reported in the literature for the initial conditions. To account for small variations in the daily energy balance of an individual, we include social interactions as the multiplication of two terms: social proximity and social influence. We observe that social interactions have a considerable effect when the body mass of an individual is quite constant and social interactions take random values. However, when an individual's mass value changes (either increases or decreases), social interactions do not have a notable effect. In our simulation, we tested two different models that describe the body mass composition, and it resulted that one fits better the data.
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Ferrannini E, Rosenbaum M, Leibel RL. The threshold shift paradigm of obesity: evidence from surgically induced weight loss. Am J Clin Nutr 2014; 100:996-1002. [PMID: 25099551 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.090167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The high prevalence of obesity has called attention to the near-intractable problem of sustained weight reduction and its underlying mechanisms. With diet-induced weight loss, achieved body weight is closely related to initial body weight. OBJECTIVE The objective was to compare the relation between initial and achieved body mass index (BMI) in patients treated with diet-induced weight loss or bariatric surgery. DESIGN We analyzed data from a cohort of 223 healthy individuals who lost a mean (±SD) of 5 ± 3 kg body weight over 3 y by diet (diet group) and data from 182 obese individuals [BMI (in kg/m(2)) ≥35] who had lost an average of 47 ± 17 kg 1 y after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (a restrictive procedure; n = 71) or biliopancreatic diversion (a malabsorptive procedure; n = 111) (surgery group). RESULTS In the diet group, final BMI was strongly related to initial BMI (r = 0.96, P < 0.0001). By multivariate analysis, the decrease in BMI at 3 y was age independent and was predicted only by initial BMI and sex (both P < 0.0001). Strikingly, final BMI was also strongly related to initial BMI (r = 0.67, P < 0.0001) in the surgery group, irrespective of the type of operation. The surgically induced decrease in BMI was predicted by age (P = 0.0002) and initial BMI (P < 0.0001). In 110 surgery patients, serum leptin concentrations decreased from 39 ± 16 to 10 ± 5 ng/mL after surgery (P < 0.0001) and were correlated with BMI both before and after surgery, but the slope of the relation was significantly (P < 0.01) flatter after surgery. CONCLUSION The strong predictivity of initial BMI for achieved BMI observed even when voluntary control of energy intake is interfered with through diverse anatomical rearrangements of the gastrointestinal tract supports the concept of a weight "threshold" paradigm: in the obese, anabolic responses are triggered by adiposity-related signals at a higher threshold, which leads to defense of a higher body weight.
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- Ele Ferrannini
- From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy (EF), and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (MR and RLL)
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- From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy (EF), and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (MR and RLL)
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- From the Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy (EF), and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (MR and RLL)
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Bosy-Westphal A, Müller MJ. Identification of skeletal muscle mass depletion across age and BMI groups in health and disease--there is need for a unified definition. Int J Obes (Lond) 2014; 39:379-86. [PMID: 25174451 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although reduced skeletal muscle mass is a major predictor of impaired physical function and survival, it remains inconsistently diagnosed to a lack of standardized diagnostic approaches that is reflected by the variable combination of body composition indices and cutoffs. In this review, we summarized basic determinants of a normal lean mass (age, gender, fat mass, body region) and demonstrate limitations of different lean mass parameters as indices for skeletal muscle mass. A unique definition of lean mass depletion should be based on an indirect or direct measure of skeletal muscle mass normalized for height (fat-free mass index (FFMI), appendicular or lumbal skeletal muscle index (SMI)) in combination with fat mass. Age-specific reference values for FFMI or SMI are more advantageous because defining lean mass depletion on the basis of total FFMI or appendicular SMI could be misleading in the case of advanced age due to an increased contribution of connective tissue to lean mass. Mathematical modeling of a normal lean mass based on age, gender, fat mass, ethnicity and height can be used in the absence of risk-defined cutoffs to identify skeletal muscle mass depletion. This definition can be applied to identify different clinical phenotypes like sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity or cachexia.
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- A Bosy-Westphal
- 1] Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany [2] Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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A predictive model of the dynamics of body weight and food intake in rats submitted to caloric restrictions. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100073. [PMID: 24932616 PMCID: PMC4059745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dynamics of body weight and food intake can be studied by temporally perturbing food availability. This perturbation can be obtained by modifying the amount of available food over time while keeping the overall food quantity constant. To describe food intake dynamics, we developed a mathematical model that describes body weight, fat mass, fat-free mass, energy expenditure and food intake dynamics in rats. In addition, the model considers regulation of food intake by leptin, ghrelin and glucose. We tested our model on rats experiencing temporally variable food availability. Our model is able to predict body weight and food intake variations by taking into account energy expenditure dynamics based on a memory of the previous food intake. This model allowed us to estimate this memory lag to approximately 8 days. It also explains how important variations in food availability during periods longer than these 8 days can induce body weight gains.
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Helms ER, Aragon AA, Fitschen PJ. Evidence-based recommendations for natural bodybuilding contest preparation: nutrition and supplementation. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2014; 11:20. [PMID: 24864135 PMCID: PMC4033492 DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-11-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The popularity of natural bodybuilding is increasing; however, evidence-based recommendations for it are lacking. This paper reviewed the scientific literature relevant to competition preparation on nutrition and supplementation, resulting in the following recommendations. Caloric intake should be set at a level that results in bodyweight losses of approximately 0.5 to 1%/wk to maximize muscle retention. Within this caloric intake, most but not all bodybuilders will respond best to consuming 2.3-3.1 g/kg of lean body mass per day of protein, 15-30% of calories from fat, and the reminder of calories from carbohydrate. Eating three to six meals per day with a meal containing 0.4-0.5 g/kg bodyweight of protein prior and subsequent to resistance training likely maximizes any theoretical benefits of nutrient timing and frequency. However, alterations in nutrient timing and frequency appear to have little effect on fat loss or lean mass retention. Among popular supplements, creatine monohydrate, caffeine and beta-alanine appear to have beneficial effects relevant to contest preparation, however others do not or warrant further study. The practice of dehydration and electrolyte manipulation in the final days and hours prior to competition can be dangerous, and may not improve appearance. Increasing carbohydrate intake at the end of preparation has a theoretical rationale to improve appearance, however it is understudied. Thus, if carbohydrate loading is pursued it should be practiced prior to competition and its benefit assessed individually. Finally, competitors should be aware of the increased risk of developing eating and body image disorders in aesthetic sport and therefore should have access to the appropriate mental health professionals.
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- Eric R Helms
- Sport Performance Research in New Zealand (SPRINZ) at AUT Millennium Institute, AUT University, 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 0632, New Zealand
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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Heymsfield SB, Gonzalez MCC, Shen W, Redman L, Thomas D. Weight loss composition is one-fourth fat-free mass: a critical review and critique of this widely cited rule. Obes Rev 2014; 15:310-21. [PMID: 24447775 PMCID: PMC3970209 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Maximizing fat loss while preserving lean tissue mass and function is a central goal of modern obesity treatments. A widely cited rule guiding expected loss of lean tissue as fat-free mass (FFM) states that approximately one-fourth of weight loss will be FFM (i.e. ΔFFM/ΔWeight = ∼0.25), with the remaining three-fourths being fat mass. This review examines the dynamic relationships between FFM, fat mass and weight changes that follow induction of negative energy balance with hypocaloric dieting and/or exercise. Historical developments in the field are traced with the 'Quarter FFM Rule' used as a framework to examine evolving concepts on obesity tissue, excess weight and what is often cited as 'Forbes' Rule'. Temporal effects in the fractional contribution of FFM to changes in body weight are examined as are lean tissue moderating effects such as ageing, inactivity and exercise that frequently accompany structured low-calorie diet weight loss protocols. Losses of lean tissue with dieting typically tend to be small, raising questions about study design, power and applied measurement method reliability. Our review elicits important questions related to the fractional loss of lean tissues with dieting and provides a foundation for future research on this topic.
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Chow CC, Hall KD. Short and long-term energy intake patterns and their implications for human body weight regulation. Physiol Behav 2014; 134:60-5. [PMID: 24582679 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Adults consume millions of kilocalories over the course of a few years, but the typical weight gain amounts to only a few thousand kilocalories of stored energy. Furthermore, food intake is highly variable from day to day and yet body weight is remarkably stable. These facts have been used as evidence to support the hypothesis that human body weight is regulated by active control of food intake operating on both short and long time scales. Here, we demonstrate that active control of human food intake on short time scales is not required for body weight stability and that the current evidence for long term control of food intake is equivocal. To provide more data on this issue, we emphasize the urgent need for developing new methods for accurately measuring energy intake changes over long time scales. We propose that repeated body weight measurements can be used along with mathematical modeling to calculate long-term changes in energy intake and thereby quantify adherence to a diet intervention and provide dynamic feedback to individuals that seek to control their body weight.
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- Carson C Chow
- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Sex differences in the composition of weight gain and loss in overweight and obese adults. Br J Nutr 2013; 111:933-43. [PMID: 24103395 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114513003103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Sex differences in the ratio of fat mass (FM):fat-free mass (FFM) during weight change should differentially affect the extent of weight change during energy imbalance in men and women. In the present study, we determined FM and FFM contents by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and calculated the P-ratios (protein energy/total energy) of excess weight and weight loss during a randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss regimens. Overweight and obese women (n 210) and men (n 77) were studied at baseline and at 2 and 6 months during weight loss on four dietary regimens: Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution; The Slim-Fast Plan; Weight-Watchers programme; Rosemary Conley's Diet and Fitness Plan. At baseline, the percentage of FFM (%FFM) and P-ratios of excess weight were 40 % and 0·071 for men and 27 % and 0·039 for women. At 2 months, men had lost twice as much weight as women and three times more FFM than women, indicating higher FFM content and P-ratios of weight loss for men, 0·052, than for women, 0·029, with no dietary effects. Between 2 and 6 months, the rate at which weight was lost decreased and the %FFM of weight loss decreased to similar low levels in men (7 %) and women (5 %): i.e. P-ratios of 0·009 and 0·006, respectively, with no dietary effects. Thus, for men compared with women, there were greater FFM content and P-ratios of weight change, which could partly, but not completely, explain their greater weight loss at 2 months. However, protein-conserving adaptations occur with increasing weight loss and over time, more extensively in men, eventually eliminating any sex difference in the composition of weight loss.
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Lau DCW, Teoh H. Benefits of modest weight loss on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Can J Diabetes 2013; 37:128-34. [PMID: 24070804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The epidemic of overweight and obesity is a major driver of the growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus globally. The risk of type 2 diabetes increases exponentially as body mass index rises above 25 kg/m(2). Obesity currently costs the Canadian economy approximately $7.1 billion annually whereas per capita health care cost for individuals with diabetes are 3 to 4 times that for persons without the disease. Each kilogram of weight lost through health behaviour changes in people with impaired glucose tolerance is associated with a relative diabetes risk reduction of 16%. As 80% to 90% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese, and adiposity worsens the metabolic and physiologic abnormalities associated with type 2 diabetes, weight loss is recommended as the cornerstone management measure. A modest weight loss of 5% to 10% is an achievable and realistic goal for preventing type 2 diabetes in susceptible individuals and improving glycemic and metabolic control in people with type 2 diabetes. When health behaviour modification fails to achieve glycemic and metabolic goal targets, priority should be given to antihyperglycemic agents that are associated with weight loss or weight neutrality. Every pound of body fat loss matters and every kilogram counts in the management of type 2 diabetes.
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- David C W Lau
- Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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