Intervention Fuels Weight Loss in Severely Obese

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
HEIDI SPLETE
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Severely Obese

scholarly journals Increased Oxidative Stress in Prepubertal Severely Obese Children: Effect of a Dietary Restriction-Weight Loss Program

2005 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 2653-2658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Mohn ◽  
Mariangela Catino ◽  
Rita Capanna ◽  
Cosimo Giannini ◽  
Maria Marcovecchio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Dietary Restriction ◽  
Weight Loss Program ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Severely Obese

scholarly journals The hamster wheel: a case study on embodied narrative identity and overcoming severe obesity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Natvik ◽  
Målfrid Råheim ◽  
Randi Sviland
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Weight Loss Surgery ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
The Body ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Severely Obese ◽  
Eating Practices ◽  
And Control

AbstractBased in narrative phenomenology, this article describes an example of how lived time, self and bodily engagement with the social world intertwine, and how our sense of self develops. We explore this through the life story of a woman who lost weight through surgery in the 1970 s and has fought against her own body, food and eating ever since. Our narrative analysis of interviews, reflective notes and email correspondence disentangled two storylines illuminating paradoxes within this long-term weight loss process. Thea’s Medical Weight Narrative: From Severely Obese Child to Healthy Adult is her story in context of medicine and obesity treatment and expresses success and control. Thea’s Story: The Narrative of Fighting Weight is the experiential story, including concrete examples and quotes, highlighting bodily struggles and the inescapable ambiguity of being and having one’s body. The two storylines coexist and illuminate paradoxes within the weight loss surgery narrative, connected to meaningful life events and experiences, eating practices and relationships with important others. Surgery was experienced as lifesaving, yet the surgical transformation did not suffice, because it did not influence appetite or, desire for food in the long run. In the medical narrative of transforming the body by repair, a problematic relationship with food did not fit into the plot.

Differential impact of bariatric surgery-induced weight loss on upper leg tissue composition in severely obese patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
A. Auclair ◽  
J. Martin ◽  
M. Bastien ◽  
N. Bonneville ◽  
S. Marceau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Tissue Composition ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Severely Obese

Leg arterial stiffness after weight loss in severely obese adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 (2) ◽  
pp. 1676-1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Montero ◽  
Guillaume Walther ◽  
Antonia Perez-Martin ◽  
Charles S. Mercier ◽  
Enrique Roche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Obese Adolescents ◽  
Severely Obese

scholarly journals Low-volume high-intensity interval training improves cardiometabolic health, work ability and well-being in severely obese individuals: a randomized-controlled trial sub-study

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Reljic ◽  
Fabienne Frenk ◽  
Hans J. Herrmann ◽  
Markus F. Neurath ◽  
Yurdagül Zopf
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
High Intensity Interval Training ◽  
Severely Obese ◽  
Low Volume ◽  
High Intensity Interval

Abstract Background Obesity is associated with impaired health and lower work ability. Increased physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of obesity and related risk factors. Recently, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has emerged as a popular exercise option. However, data regarding the effects on cardiometabolic health, perceived work ability and well-being in severely obese individuals are lacking. Methods Sixty-five obese individuals with sedentary occupation (48.7 ± 9.9 years, BMI: 39.6 ± 7.1 kg/m2) were randomly allocated to an extremely time-efficient HIIT (5 × 1 min at 80–95% maximal heart rate on cycle ergometers, 2×/week for 12 weeks) or an inactive control group (CON). Both groups received nutritional counseling to support weight loss. Primary outcome was maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), secondary outcomes were cardiometabolic risk indices, body composition, work ability index (WAI), quality of life (QoL, EQ-5D-5L-questionnaire) and perceived stress (PSQ-questionnaire). Results Mean body weight reduction was 5.3 kg [95% confidence interval (95% CI) − 7.3 to − 3.3 kg] in the HIIT group (P < 0.001) and 3.7 kg (95% CI − 5.3 to − 2.1 kg) in CON (P < 0.001), respectively. Only the HIIT group showed significant (P < 0.001) changes in VO2max [+ 3.5 mL/kg/min (95% CI 2.5 to 4.6 mL/kg/min)], waist circumference [–7.5 cm (95% CI − 9.8 to − 5.1 kg)], mean arterial blood pressure [− 11 mmHg (95% CI − 14 to − 8 mmHg)], WAI [+ 3.0 points (95% CI 1.7 to 4.3 points)] and QoL [+ 10% (95% CI 5 to 16%)]. In CON, none of these parameters improved significantly. Conclusions Low-volume HIIT may induce significant improvements in cardiometabolic health, especially VO2max, WAI and well-being in obese individuals after only 12 weeks. Our results underpin the wide range of benefits on health and subjective measures through exercise that go well beyond simple weight loss through dietary restriction alone. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Id: NCT03306069. Registered 10 October 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03306069.

Effect of Significant Intermediate-term Weight Loss on Serum Leptin Levels and Body Composition in Severely Obese Subjects

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Infanger ◽  
Reto Baldinger ◽  
Ruth Branson ◽  
Thomas Barbier ◽  
Rudolf Steffen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
Severely Obese ◽  
Obese Subjects

scholarly journals Lipid Profile in the Severely Obese: Changes with Weight Loss after Lap-Band Surgery

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 903-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Dixon ◽  
Paul E. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Lap Band ◽  
Severely Obese

scholarly journals Plasma Ghrelin in Obesity before and after Weight Loss after Laparoscopical Adjustable Gastric Banding

2004 ◽  
Vol 89 (7) ◽  
pp. 3352-3358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Hanusch-Enserer ◽  
Edmund Cauza ◽  
Georg Brabant ◽  
Attila Dunky ◽  
Harald Rosen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Gastric Banding ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adjustable Gastric Banding ◽  
Insulin Action ◽  
Gastric Bypass Surgery ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Severely Obese

Abstract Weight reduction after gastric bypass surgery has been attributed to a decrease of the orexigenic peptide ghrelin, which may be regulated by insulin and leptin. This study examined effects of long-term weight loss after laparoscopical adjustable gastric banding on plasma ghrelin and leptin concentrations and their relationship with insulin action. Severely obese patients (15 women, three men, 36 ± 12 yr) underwent clinical examinations every 3 months and modified oral glucose tolerance tests to assess parameters of insulin sensitivity and secretion every 6 months. After surgery, body mass index fell from 45.3 ± 5.3 to 37.2 ± 5.3 and 33.6 ± 5.5 kg/m2 at 6 and 12 months, respectively (P &lt; 0.0001). This was associated with lower (P &lt; 0.0001) plasma glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Plasma leptin decreased from 27.6 ± 9.5 to 17.7 ± 9.8 (P = 0.0005) and 12.7 ± 5.1 ng/ml (P &lt; 0.0001). Plasma ghrelin was comparable before and at 6 months (234 ± 53; 232 ± 53 pmol/liter) but increased at 12 months (261 ± 72 pmol/liter; P = 0.05 vs. 6 months). At 6 and 12 months, ghrelin levels correlated negatively with fasting plasma insulin levels and hepatic insulin extraction but not with body mass or insulin action. In conclusion, prolonged weight loss results in a rise of fasting ghrelin concentrations that correlates with fasting insulin concentrations but not improvement of insulin sensitivity.

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