Effect of calorie restriction with or without exercise on body composition and fat distribution
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2007
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Redman, L.
Heilbronn, L.
Martin, C.
Alfonso, A.
Smith, S.
Ravussin, E.
Team, P.
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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2007; 92(3):865-872
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Leanne M Redman, Leonie K Heilbronn, Corby K Martin, Anthony Alfonso, Steven R Smith, Eric Ravussin and for the Pennington CALERIE team
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Context: There is debate over the independent and combined effects of dieting and increased physical activity on improving metabolic risk factors (body composition and fat distribution). Objective: The objective of the study was to conduct a randomized, controlled trial (CALERIE) to test the effect of a 25% energy deficit by diet alone or diet plus exercise for 6 months on body composition and fat distribution. Design: This was a randomized, controlled trial. Setting: The study was conducted at an institutional research center. Participants: Thirty-five of 36 overweight but otherwise healthy participants (16 males, 19 females) completed the study. Intervention: Participants were randomized to either control (healthy weight maintenance diet, n = 11), caloric restriction (CR; 25% reduction in energy intake, n = 12), or caloric restriction plus exercise (CR+EX; 12.5% reduction in energy intake + 12.5% increase in exercise energy expenditure, n = 12) for 6 months. Main Outcome Measures: Changes in body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and changes in abdominal fat distribution by multislice computed tomography were measured. Results: The calculated energy deficit across the intervention was not different between CR and CR+EX. Participants lost approximately 10% of body weight (CR: – 8.3 ± 0.8, CR+EX: – 8.1 ± 0.8 kg, P = 1.00), approximately 24% of fat mass (CR: – 5.8 ± 0.6, CR+EX: – 6.4 ± 0.6 kg, P = 0.99), and 27% of abdominal visceral fat (CR: 0.9 ± 0.2, CR+EX: 0.8 ± 0.2 kg, P = 1.00). Both whole-body and abdominal fat distribution were not altered by the intervention. Conclusion: Exercise plays an equivalent role to CR in terms of energy balance; however, it can also improve aerobic fitness, which has other important cardiovascular and metabolic implications.
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Copyright © 2007 by The Endocrine Society