Altered Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Increased Dietary Weight Loss in Obese Children

1995 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Hoffman ◽  
Phyllis J.E. Stumbo ◽  
Kathleen F. Janz ◽  
David H. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Dietary Weight Loss

scholarly journals Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Its Relation to Insulin Resistance in Obese Children before and after Weight Loss

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 2287-2293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Reinehr ◽  
Birgit Stoffel-Wagner ◽  
Christian L. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Homa Index ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein 4 ◽  
Lean Children

Abstract Context: There are limited and controversial data concerning the relationships between retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), weight status, and insulin resistance in obese humans and especially in children. Objective: Our objective was to study the longitudinal relationships among RBP4, insulin resistance and weight status in obese children. Design, Setting, and Patients: We conducted a 1-yr longitudinal follow-up study in a primary-care setting with 43 obese children (median age 10.8 yr) and 19 lean children of same the age and gender. Intervention: Our outpatient 1-yr intervention program was based on exercise, behavior, and nutrition therapy. Main Outcomes Measures: Changes of weight status (body mass index sd score), RBP4, molar RBP4/serum retinol (SR) ratio, insulin resistance index homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI). Results: Obese children had significantly (P < 0.01) higher RBP4 concentrations and a higher RBP4/SR ratio compared with lean children. In multiple linear regression analyses adjusted to age, gender, and pubertal stage, RBP4 was significantly correlated to insulin and body mass index. Pubertal children demonstrated significantly decreased QUICKI and significantly increased HOMA index, insulin, and RBP4 concentrations compared with prepubertal children. Changes of RBP4 correlated significantly to changes of insulin (r = 0.29), HOMA index (r = 0.29), QUICKI (r = 0.22), and weight status (r = 0.31). Substantial weight loss in 25 children led to a significant (P < 0.001) decrease of RBP4, RBP4/SR, blood pressure, triglycerides, insulin, and HOMA index and an increase in QUICKI in contrast to the 18 children without substantial weight loss. Conclusion: RBP4 levels were related to weight status and insulin resistance in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, suggesting a relationship between RBP4, obesity, and insulin resistance in children.

scholarly journals Tyrosine Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Longitudinal Metabolomic Profiling of Obese Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hellmuth ◽  
Franca Fabiana Kirchberg ◽  
Nina Lass ◽  
Ulrike Harder ◽  
Wolfgang Peissner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Clinical Markers ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
One Year

In obese children, hyperinsulinaemia induces adverse metabolic consequences related to the risk of cardiovascular and other disorders. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and acylcarnitines (Carn), involved in amino acid (AA) degradation, were linked to obesity-associated insulin resistance, but these associations yet have not been studied longitudinally in obese children. We studied 80 obese children before and after a one-year lifestyle intervention programme inducing substantial weight loss >0.5 BMI standard deviation scores in 40 children and no weight loss in another 40 children. At baseline and after the 1-year intervention, we assessed insulin resistance (HOMA index), fasting glucose, HbA1c, 2 h glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test, AA, and Carn. BMI adjusted metabolite levels were associated with clinical markers at baseline and after intervention, and changes with the intervention period were evaluated. Only tyrosine was significantly associated with HOMA (p<0.05) at baseline and end and with change during the intervention (p<0.05). In contrast, ratios depicting BCAA metabolism were negatively associated with HOMA at baseline (p<0.05), but not in the longitudinal profiling. Stratified analysis revealed that the children with substantial weight loss drove this association. We conclude that tyrosine alterations in association with insulin resistance precede alteration in BCAA metabolism. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT00435734.

scholarly journals Dietary Weight Loss and Exercise Effects on Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Women

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Mason ◽  
Karen E. Foster-Schubert ◽  
Ikuyo Imayama ◽  
Angela Kong ◽  
Liren Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Dietary Weight Loss

scholarly journals Fetuin-A and Its Relation to Metabolic Syndrome and Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children Before and After Weight Loss

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (11) ◽  
pp. 4479-4485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Reinehr ◽  
Christian L. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Resistance Index ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Fetuin A ◽  
Insulin Resistance Index

Context: There are very limited data available concerning the relationships between fetuin-A, weight status, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese humans, and especially in children. Objective: Our objective was to study the longitudinal relationships between fetuin-A, NAFLD, and MetS in obese children. Design: This was a 1-yr longitudinal follow-up study. Setting: This study was performed in primary care. Patients: A total of 36 obese and 14 lean children was included in the study. Intervention: An outpatient 1-yr intervention program based on exercise, behavior, and nutrition therapy was performed. Main Outcome Measures: Changes of weight status (sd score-body mass index), waist circumference, fetuin-A, blood pressure, lipids, transaminases, insulin resistance index homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), and prevalence of NAFLD (defined by liver ultrasound) were calculated. Results: The 12 obese children with NAFLD had significantly higher fetuin-A levels (0.35 ± 0.07 g/liter) than the 24 obese children without NAFLD (0.29 ± 0.06 g/liter) and the 14 normal weight children (0.29 ± 0.05 g/liter). Fetuin-A levels were independent of age, pubertal stage, and gender. Fetuin-A correlated significantly to systolic (r = 0.50) and diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.41), insulin resistance index HOMA (r = 0.28), and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (r = −0.31). Changes of fetuin-A correlated significantly to changes of insulin resistance index HOMA (r = 0.34), systolic (r = 0.31) and diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.37), and waist circumferences (r = 0.36). Substantial weight loss in 21 children led to a significant decrease of fetuin-A and the prevalence of NAFLD in contrast to the 15 children without substantial weight loss. Conclusions: Fetuin-A levels were higher in children with NAFLD, and were related to insulin resistance and to features of the MetS in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Therefore, fetuin-A might be a new promising link between obesity and its comorbidities.

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