Food group preferences and energy balance in moderately obese postmenopausal women subjected to brisk walking program

The objective of the study was to examine the effects of a 16-week walking program on food group preferences and energy balance of sedentary, moderately obese (body mass index, 29–35 kg/m2), postmenopausal Caucasian women, aged 60 ± 5 years old. One hundred and fifty-six volunteers were subjected to 3 sessions/week of 45 min of walking at 60% of heart rate reserve. Total energy intake (TEI) and food group preferences (3-day dietary record), total energy expenditure (TEE, 3-day physical activity diary), cardiorespiratory fitness (2-km walking test), anthropometry, and body composition (bioelectrical impedance) were measured before and after walking. Data were statistically analyzed using an ANOVA with repeated measures on 1 factor (time). The modest increase in TEE of 151 ± 24 kcal/day (p < 0.0001) leads to body weight, fat mass losses, and waist girth reduction (p < 0.0001). TEI remained unchanged despite a slight decrease in carbohydrate intake and a minor increase in protein intake (p < 0.05). Analysis of food records revealed a decreased consumption of fruits (p < 0.05) and sweet and fatty foods (p < 0.01), but an increase in oil consumption (p < 0.0001) after walking. Women with the highest body weight loss showed the greatest reduction in the consumption of fruits, sugar, sweet foods, and fatty foods (p < 0.05). Women with the greatest fat mass loss showed the highest decrease in fatty food intake (p < 0.05). In conclusion, although our walking program changed some food group consumption patterns, body weight loss was primarily because of the increased TEE.

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Diet-related Behaviors Are Associated with Energy Intake and Body Weight Loss During a Sustained Military Training Exercise (P16-012-19)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz050.p16-012-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Heather Fagnant ◽

Tracey Smith ◽

Susan McGraw ◽

Julie Smith ◽

John Ramsay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Energy Intake ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Military Training ◽

Body Weight Loss ◽

Nutrition Knowledge ◽

Military Operations

Abstract Objectives Sustained negative energy balance during military operations contributes to degradations in physical and cognitive performance. Characterizing the diet-related behaviors and nutrition knowledge of Soldiers who self-select higher energy intakes during military operations may identify strategies for promoting energy balance. This study aimed to identify diet-related behaviors of Soldiers who self-selected higher energy intakes during a simulated military operation. Methods Dietary intake and body weight were measured daily in 54 Soldiers (91% male, BMI 25 ± 4 kg/m2, 25 ± 4 yr) participating in a 3-d military exercise. During the exercise, Soldiers were provided with military rations (2787–3003 kcal/d), and in some cases consumed items from home or mobile catering. Food frequency and nutrition knowledge questionnaires were completed before the exercise to assess diet quality by HEI-2010 total score and nutrition knowledge, respectively, and questionnaires assessing eating behaviors during the exercise were completed daily and after the exercise. Associations between diet quality, nutrition knowledge, and diet-related behaviors with 1) daily energy intake (EI) and 2) weight loss (∆BW) were determined by backwards elimination multiple linear regression. Results EI (mean ± SD: 1947 ± 627 kcal/d) and ∆BW (−1.4 ± 1.2%) during the exercise were not correlated. After adjusting for baseline BMI, EI was associated with diet quality (β ± SE: 17 ±9 kcal/d, P = 0.07) and eating frequency (170 ± 86 kcal/d, P = 0.06) and more often intentionally eating foods to improve performance (−389 ± 207 kcal/d, P = 0.07) during the exercise (R2 = 0.27, P = 0.03). In contrast, greater ∆BW was associated only with more often “not allowing myself to eat” certain foods during the exercise (R2 = 0.11; −0.8 ± 0.4%, P = 0.04). Nutrition knowledge was not a significant predictor in either model. Conclusions Findings suggest that self-selected energy intake and body weight loss during military operations may be associated with habitual adherence to healthier dietary patterns and conscious decisions regarding what and how often to eat and/or drink during operations, but not with general nutrition knowledge. Funding Sources U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command; US Army Natick Research, Development, & Engineering Center. Disclaimer: Authors’ views do not reflect official DoD policy.

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Relationships between energy balance and post-partum ovarian activity and fertility in first lactation dairy cows

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1357729800014260 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 17-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

E. M. Senatore ◽

W. R. Butler ◽

P. A. Oltenacu

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Dairy Cows ◽

Post Partum ◽

Body Weight Loss ◽

Experimental Period ◽

Negative Energy ◽

Ovarian Activity ◽

Subsequent Fertility

AbstractForty primiparous Holstein dairy cows were monitored from calving through 100 days in milk to evaluate the effect of energy balance in the early post-partum period on subsequent fertility. The post-partum interval to first ovulation (R2 = 0·41; P < 0·005) was lengthened by greater negative energy balance, and reduced by greater body weight at parturition or decreased body-weight loss during the experimental period. Luteal activity (R2 = 0·58; P < 0·0001), measured by plasma progesterone area under curve, was increased in the first cycle post partum by a shorter interval to first ovulation, improved energy balance during the 1st week of lactation and by decreased body-weight loss. Pregnancy status following first artificial insemination was related positively to the number of ovulations before insemination, improved energy balance during the 1st month post partum, fewer days to first ovulation and greater body weight at calving. These data suggest that energy balance and body weight are important in determining the post-partum interval to first ovulation and the subsequent fertility of first lactation dairy cotes.

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Licorice Flavonoid Oil Effects Body Weight Loss by Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Overweight Subjects

JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE ◽

10.1248/jhs.52.672 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 52 (6) ◽

pp. 672-683 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Yuji Tominaga ◽

Tatsumasa Mae ◽

Mitsuaki Kitano ◽

Yoshiro Sakamoto ◽

Hideyuki Ikematsu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Body Fat ◽

Fat Mass ◽

Body Weight Loss ◽

Body Fat Mass ◽

Overweight Subjects

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Olanzapine Administration Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea Behavior in Rats

Biological Research For Nursing ◽

10.1177/10998004211000443 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109980042110004

Author(s):

Rosario B. Jaime-Lara ◽

Tito Borner ◽

Ruby A. Holland ◽

Evan Shaulson ◽

Brianna Brooks ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Side Effects ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Food Intake ◽

Body Weight Loss ◽

Brain Regions ◽

Nausea And Vomiting ◽

Behavioral Experiments ◽

Mrna Expression Levels

Nausea and vomiting are consistently identified among the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy. In recent years, Olanzapine (OLZ) treatment was added to anti-emetic guidelines as a treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), despite little available data supporting a mechanism behind the positive benefits of the drug. Here, we examine whether OLZ reduces cisplatin chemotherapy-induced side effects on food intake and pica behavior in rats (i.e., kaolin intake, a proxy for nausea/emesis). Behavioral experiments tested whether systemic or hindbrain administration of OLZ ameliorated cisplatin-induced pica, anorexia, and body weight loss in rats. We also tested whether systemic OLZ reduces cisplatin-induced neuronal activation in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC), a hindbrain region controlling emesis. Lastly, given their role in regulating feeding and emesis, circulating ghrelin levels and central mRNA expression levels of serotonin (HT) receptor subunits, including 5-HT2C, were measured in brain regions that regulate CINV and energy balance in an exploratory analysis to investigate potential mediators of OLZ action. Our results show that both systemic and hindbrain administration of OLZ attenuated cisplatin-induced kaolin intake and body weight loss, but not anorexia. Systemic OLZ decreased cisplatin-induced c-Fos immunofluorescence in the DVC and prevented cisplatin-induced reductions in circulating ghrelin levels. IP OLZ also blocked cisplatin-induced increases in Htr2c expression in DVC and hypothalamic micropunches. These data suggest hindbrain exposure to OLZ is sufficient to induce reductions in cisplatin-induced pica and that central serotonergic signaling, via 5-HT2C, and changes in circulating ghrelin may be potential mediators of olanzapine anti-emetic action.

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Thrifty energy phenotype predicts weight regain - results of a randomized controlled trial

10.1101/2021.03.25.21254300 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Leonard Spranger ◽

Josephine Bredow ◽

Ulrike Zeitz ◽

Ulrike Grittner ◽

Michael Boschmann ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Insulin Sensitivity ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Fat Mass ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Negative Energy ◽

Negative Energy Balance ◽

Control Group

AbstractBackground & AimsWeight loss is associated with an improvement of insulin sensitivity. Both, a negative energy balance and changes of body composition are integrative components of weight loss interventions. However, the individual impact of these two components on insulin sensitivity and energy metabolism is unclear.MethodsWe performed a randomized controlled trial including 80 overweight or obese post-menopausal women. Participants randomly assigned to the intervention group underwent an 800 kcal/d liquid diet for 2 months followed by four weeks in which the formula diet was substituted by a calorie reduced healthy diet to facilitate further weight loss. This weight loss phase was followed by a 4-week weight maintenance phase, where weight stability was achieved by individualized daily caloric intake without negative energy balance. Volunteers of the control group were instructed to keep their weight stable during the entire period of 4 months. Metabolic phenotyping was performed in both groups at baseline (M0), after weight loss (M3) and after the maintenance period (M4). Additional phenotyping was performed during follow-up at 12 (M12) and 24 months (M24). Primary outcomes were changes of lean body mass (LBM) and changes of insulin sensitivity (ISIClamp) between baseline and M3 and M4. Estimates of energy metabolism were secondary endpoints.ResultsNo significant changes of body weight or LBM were found in the control group between any time points. A significant reduction of body weight, fat mass (FM) and LBM was found in the intervention group between M0 and M3, while no further change was seen between M3 and M4. Only subjects of the intervention group were characterized by an improvement of the second primary outcome ISIClamp at M3, which was preserved until M4. Notably, a lower resting energy expenditure per LBM (REELBM) at M3 as well as the individual difference of REELBM between M3 and M4 significantly predicted a stronger regain of fat mass during follow-up.ConclusionsIn summary, our data demonstrate that modulation of LBM and insulin sensitivity during weight loss is predominantly driven by changes in body weight and body composition, rather than an individual effect of negative energy balance. However, the variance in energy expenditure during negative and steady energy balance indicates a thrifty phenotype, which is highly susceptible to future regain of fat mass.

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