Effects of Dietary Fiber Intake on Body Weight and Waist Circumference

Aim: Obesity levels dramatically increased in the last decade in UAE. Diets high in energy, saturated fatty acids, low intake of fruits and vegetables as well as inactivity have been found to promote overweight and obesity. A diet high in fiber has been suggested to improve weight loss and decrease other anthropometrical indices. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a diet high in fiber on body weight, BMI, and waist circumference (WC).Methods: One hundred forty overweight/obese subjects aged from 20-30 years old participated in the study. Body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) was measured after one month period in which the subjects consumed diet high in dietary fiber (38 g/d/men, 25 g/d/women). SPSS was used for the analysis of data and statistically significant difference was set at P> 0.05. Results: BW, BMI and WC were clinically reduced before and after intervention in both males and females. However, these changes were not statistically significant. Percent changes on BW for female and male subjects were 1.45 (95%CI: -12.68, 15.58), P>0.05 and 1.12 (95% CI: -13.58, 15.82), P>0.05, respectively.Conclusion: The high fiber diet did not significantly reduce body weight and WC. Even though there was a small clinically reduction on BW, BMI and WC, however this was not statistically significant. The results, even though were not supportive, they should not discourage people from consuming foods high in fiber, due to other beneficial effects in their health such as decreasing the risk of cancer, lipidemia, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

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Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status

Journal of Public Health Research ◽

10.4081/jphr.2013.e16 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Shalom Nwodo Chinedu ◽

Olubanke O. Ogunlana ◽

Dominic E. Azuh ◽

Emeka E.J. Iweala ◽

Israel S. Afolabi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Weight ◽

Health Status ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

World Health ◽

Abdominal Circumference ◽

Weight Category ◽

Significant Difference

Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and examined their significance as indicators of health status in adults. Design and Methods. The subject included 489 healthy adults from Ota, Nigeria, aged between 20 and 75 years, grouped into early adulthood (20-39 years), middle adulthood (40-59 years) and advanced adulthood (60 years and above). Weight, height and abdominal circumference were measured. BMI was calculated as weight kg/height2 (m2) and World Health Organization cut-offs were used to categorize them into normal, underweight, overweight and obese. Results. Abnormal weight categories accounted for 60 % of the subjects (underweight 11 %, overweight 31%, and obese 18%). The waist circumference of overweight and obese categories were significantly (P<0.05) higher than the normal weight category. There was no significant difference between waist circumference of underweight and normal subjects. The correlation coefficient values of BMI with waist circumference (r=0.63), body weight (r=0.76) and height (r=-0.31) were significant (P<0.01) for the total subjects. Conclusions. The study indicates that waist circumference can serve as a positive indicator of overweight and obesity in the selected communities; however, it may not be used to determine underweight in adults. Regular BMI and waist circumference screening is recommended as an easy and effective means of assessing body weight and in the prevention of weight related diseases in adults.

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Relationship between Children’s Birth Weight and Birth Length and a Risk of Overweight and Obesity in 4–15-Year-Old Children

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina55080487 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (8) ◽

pp. 487

Author(s):

Joanna Baran ◽

Aneta Weres ◽

Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska ◽

Justyna Leszczak ◽

Katarzyna Kalandyk-Osinko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Body Mass ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Birth Length ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Family ◽

Normal Body Weight ◽

The Relationship ◽

Birth Body Weight

Background and Objectives. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between children’s birth weight/length and a risk of overweight and obesity. Materials and Methods. The study involved 747 children from kindergartens, as well as primary and middle schools from southeastern Poland. All the subjects were examined on fasting status. Each child was examined for body mass and height, in order to calculate their body mass index (BMI), and BMI centile. The parents completed a questionnaire related to basic information about the child and the family. Results. In the study group, the male infants presented greater birth body weight and birth body length. A comparison of the distribution of birth weights and lengths between the children with normal BMI and with high BMI showed statistically significant differences only in the case of birth length of 12–15-year-old children and in the group of boys aged 12–15 years. In the case of the female children and the group of 7–11-year-olds a statistically significant difference was found in the BMI centile at a later age—a higher centile was found in the girls and in the children aged 7–11 years classified as adequate for gestational age (AGA). Conclusions. Birth body weight is positively related to BMI centile; however, no significant differences were found in birth weight between children with overweight/obesity and children with normal body weight. Birth length is associated with a lower BMI centile only in boys aged 12–15 years, and lower birth length is found in boys with overweight and obesity.

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Dietary fiber and subsequent changes in body weight and waist circumference in European men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.3945/ajcn.2009.28191 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 329-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 197

Author(s):

Huaidong Du ◽

Daphne L van der A ◽

Hendriek C Boshuizen ◽

Nita G Forouhi ◽

Nicolas J Wareham ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Dietary Fiber ◽

Men And Women

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Assessment of the influence of overweight and obesity on the development of prehypertension and hypertension in children aged 6-15

Zdravstvena zastita ◽

10.5937/zdravzast50-34480 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 85-96

Author(s):

Marijana Jandrić-Kočić

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Weight ◽

Primary School ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Hypertension In Children

Introduction/Aim: 41 million children under the age of 5 and 340 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 are overweight or obese. Obesity in children and adolescents is the most important predictor of high blood pressure. The aim of the study was to examine the incidence of overweight and obesity in primary school children aged 6 to 15 years, as well as to examine the incidence of prehypertension and hypertension in children who were overweight and obese. Method: The study included 85 of 86 children from the Primary School "Krupa na Uni". Data were collected with the help of a questionnaire, while body weight and blood pressure were measured. The chi-square test and t-test were used for the statistical analysis of data Results: The cross-sectional study included 85 children, 45 (52.9%) boys and 40 (47.1%) girls with an average age of 10.87 ± 2.70 years. Normal weight was found in 54 (63.5%) subjects, underweight in 12 (14.1%), overweight in 5 (5.9%), and obesity in 14 (16.5%). 76 (89.4%) subjects had normal blood pressure values, 5 (5.9%) prehypertensive state, and 4 (4.7%) arterial hypertension. There was no significant difference between younger and older children regarding their nutritional status (p=0.477) and blood pressure levels (p=0.453). Children who were overweight and obese had prehypertension and hypertension significantly more often (p˂0.001). Conclusion: Every fifth child was overweight or obese, while prehypertension or hypertension were found in every tenth child. The timely change of diet and physical activity could contribute to the regulation of body weight and the regulation of blood pressure, as well.

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Effect of Fiber and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Donor on Recipient Mice Gut Microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology ◽

10.3389/fmicb.2021.757372 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Yifan Zhong ◽

Jiahong Cao ◽

Zhaoxi Deng ◽

Yanfei Ma ◽

Jianxin Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Random Forest ◽

Gut Microbiota ◽

Dietary Fiber ◽

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation ◽

Critical Role ◽

Fecal Microbiota ◽

Linear Discriminant ◽

High Fiber ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Random Forest Models

Both fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and dietary fiber intervention were verified as effective ways to manipulate the gut microbiota, whereas little is known about the influence of the combined methods on gut microbiota. Here, we constructed “non-industrialized” and “industrialized” gut microbiota models to investigate the donor effect of FMT and diet effect in shaping the gut microbiota. Mice were transplanted fecal microbiota from domestic pig and received a diet with low-fiber (D) or high-fiber (DF), whereas the other two groups were transplanted fecal microbiota from wild pig and then received a diet with low-fiber (W) or high-fiber (WF), respectively. Gut microbiota of WF mice showed a lower Shannon and Simpson index (P < 0.05), whereas gut microbiota of W mice showed no significant difference than that of D and DF mice. Random forest models revealed the major differential bacteria genera between four groups, including Anaeroplasma or unclassified_o_Desulfovibrionales, which were influenced by FMT or diet intervention, respectively. Besides, we found a lower out-of-bag rate in the random forest model constructed for dietary fiber (0.086) than that for FMT (0.114). Linear discriminant analysis effective size demonstrated that FMT combined with dietary fiber altered specific gut microbiota, including Alistipes, Clostridium XIVa, Clostridium XI, and Akkermansia, in D, DF, W, and WF mice, respectively. Our results revealed that FMT from different donors coupled with dietary fiber intervention could lead to different patterns of gut microbiota composition, and dietary fiber might play a more critical role in shaping gut microbiota than FMT donor. Strategies based on dietary fiber can influence the effectiveness of FMT in the recipient.

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TRAUMATIC DISEASE PECULIARITIES COURSE, ITS DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT AT POLYTRAUMA IN SUFFER OBESE PATIENTS

Modern medical technologies ◽

10.34287/mmt.4(43).2019.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 47-53

Author(s):

S.D. Khimich ◽

O. M. Chemerys

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Weight ◽

Body Mass ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

The Body ◽

Obese Patients ◽

Prognostic Features ◽

Normal Body ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Normal Body Weight

Abstract Introduction. It’s known that the issue of polytrauma is one of the most urgent problems of surgery, and among injured patients a special approach is required for patients with overweight and obesity of varying degrees. Purpose of the study. To study prognostic features of traumatic disease course and to improve the results of diagnostics and surgical treatment of patients with polytrauma suffer obesity. Materials and methods. Clinical material was made up of 106 patients with combined body trauma, which were divided into three groups according to body mass index. Results. The results of the research showed a significant difference in the course of traumatic disease in patients with normal body weight and obesity. In particular, in the process of diagnostics of blunt chest and abdominal trauma the frequency of application of interventional methods of diagnostics was directly proportional to the increase of body mass index. The course of traumatic disease in the obese patients had a number of characteristic features that formed the basis for the development of diagnostics and differential program of treatment. Conclusions. The results of the research showed that the course of traumatic disease in combined injury obese patients is directly proportional to the body mass index and has certain features that differentiate them from patients with normal body weight. Keywords: polytrauma, obesity, traumatic disease, diagnostics, treatment.

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Intervenção para o controle do peso corporal de adolescentes, utilizando videogames ativos: um estudo piloto

Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte ◽

10.36453/2318-5104.2018.v16.n2.p51 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 51-55

Author(s):

Catiana Leila Possamai Romanzini ◽

Beatriz Lara Leile Pavanello ◽

Kessi Cassiane Iarosz ◽

Vinícius Zandonadi Pires

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Video Games ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Significance Level ◽

Active Video Games ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Active Video ◽

Before And After

Estratégias de intervenção que utilizam exergames que visam o estímulo à prática de atividade física, bem como à redução do tempo em comportamento sedentário, parecem ser caminhos promissores para lidar com o aumento das taxas de obesidade. Este foi o intuito do Projeto de Extensão “Exergaming para a saúde: intervenção para o controle do peso corporal em adolescentes utilizando videogames ativos”, contemplado com fomento do MEC/PROEXT no ano de 2013. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o efeito de uma intervenção de oito semanas com videogames ativos sobre variáveis relacionadas ao peso corporal de adolescentes. Foi realizado um estudo piloto de intervenção de oito semanas com duração de 60 minutos por sessão, com uso dos exergames. Participaram do estudo oito escolares, com média de idade de 11,5±0,5 anos. Medidas antropométricas antes e após a intervenção foram realizadas. Utilizou-se a estatística descritiva e o teste t pareado, no SPSS 20.0 com nível de significância de p0,05. Observou-se que houve diferença estatisticamente significativa somente na circunferência de cintura (cm) com redução de 2,8 cm (p = 0,028). As demais variáveis analisadas não foram diferentes. O estudo piloto de uma intervenção de oito semanas com videogames ativos demonstrou possibilidade de redução de medidas antropométricas, tais como a circunferência de cintura dos adolescentes. Sugere-se que novos estudos com exergames tenham enfoque neste desfecho em um período mais longo de intervenção e/ou com maior número de sessões durante a semana.ABSTRACT. Intervention for the control of body weight in adolescents using active video games: a pilot study. Intervention strategies that use exergames that aim to stimulate the practice of physical activity, as well as the reduction of the time in sedentary behavior, through promising ways to deal with the increase of obesity rates. This is the way of Extension Project “Exergaming for health: intervention for the control of body weight in adolescents using active video games”, with fomentation of MEC/PROEXT in 2013. The aim of this study was to verify the effect of an eight-week intervention with active video games on variables related to adolescent body weight. An eight-week intervention study with a duration of 60 minutes per session, with use of exergames was performed. Eight schoolchildren participated, with mean age of 11.5±0.5 years. Anthropometric measures before and after the intervention were performed. Descriptive statistics and the non-parametric equivalent of paired t-test were used in SPSS 20.0 with significance level of p0.05. It was observed that there was a significant difference only in waist circumference (cm) with a reduction of 2.8 cm (p = 0.028). The other variables analyzed were not different. The pilot study of an eight-week intervention with active videogames demonstrated the possibility of reducing anthropometric measures, such as the waist circumference of adolescents. We suggested that new studies with exergames focus on this outcome over a longer period of intervention and/or with a larger number of sessions during the week.

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Latihan yoga terhadap berat badan, persen lemak tubuh, dan lingkar perut pada wanita dewasa overweight

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia ◽

10.22146/ijcn.32150 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

Putri Nur Fatimah ◽

Fillah Fithra Dieny ◽

Etisa Adi Murbawani ◽

Ahmed Fahmy Arif Tsani

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Treatment Group ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Body Fat ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Weight Percentage ◽

Percentage Of Body Fat ◽

Significant Difference

Background: Obesity caused diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Yoga considered three aspects, physic, emotion and mental that helped in obesity therapy.Objective: This research aimed to explain the influence of yoga excercise on body weight, percent of body fat, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio (WHR) in overweight women.Method: This research applied quasi experiment design by using pre-post test with control group design. The subjects of research were 31 women aged 19-25 years old and divided into 2 groups, treatment group and control group. Treatment group was prepared to do yoga in 60 minutes for 10 times during 20 days and given nutrition education, whereas control group was given nutrition education only. Data body weight and percentage of body fat were measured by bioimpedance analysis; waist circumference and WHR were measured by tape measures; food intake were assessed by food recall and food frequency questionnaire. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test.Results: There was a significant difference of body weight before and after intervention in both groups. The body weight on treatment group decreased by 0.81 ± 1.29 kg (p<0.05), while the body weight on the control group increased. Percentage of body fat and waist circumference decreased on both of groups, however treatment group decreased more than the control group. WHR no significant on both of groups. Yoga excercise resulted no significant influences on body weight, percentage of body fat, waist circumference and WHR in overweight women (p>0.05). Conclusion: Obesity women with 10 times yoga had no significant influences on body weight, percentage of body fat, waist circumference and WHR.

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Effectiveness of optimized food-based recommendation promotion to improve nutritional status and lipid profiles among Minangkabau women with dyslipidemia: A cluster-randomized trial

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-12462-5 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gusnedi Gusnedi ◽

Umi Fahmida ◽

Fiastuti Witjaksono ◽

Fariz Nurwidya ◽

Muchtaruddin Mansyur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Mixed Model ◽

Linear Mixed Model ◽

Group Versus ◽

Lipid Profiles ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Cluster Randomized

Abstract Background In women of Minangkabau ethnicity, a high prevalence of dyslipidemia, overweight, and obesity is thought to be closely related to poor dietary practices. Promotion of local specific food-based recommendations (FBRs) was previously found to be effective in improving dietary practice and nutrient intakes related to dyslipidemia. This study aimed to describe the effects of the FBR promotion on the nutritional status and lipid profiles of Minangkabau women with dyslipidemia. Methods We used a cluster-randomized design with a total subject of 123 Minangkabau women of reproductive age with dyslipidemia. They were recruited from 16 sub-villages and assigned to either the FBR group (n = 61) or the non-FBR group (n = 62). Data on body weight, height, waist circumference, and lipid profiles were collected at the baseline and the end of the trial. Linear mixed model analysis was used to analyze the effect of the intervention on nutritional status and lipid profiles. Results The mean effect (95% confidence interval) of the intervention on body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference for the FBR group versus the non-FBR group were -1.1 (-1.8; -0.39) kg, -0.43(-0.76; -0.11) kg/m2 and -2.1(-3.7;-0.46) mm respectively (p <0.05). The Castelli’s index in the FBR group improved, but there was no significant between-group difference in the change of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides at the end of the intervention. Conclusion The promotion of the FBRs positively impact the nutritional status but did not significantly affect the blood lipid profile of Minangkabau women with dyslipidemia. Trial Registration The trial was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration and Result System (PRS) as NCT04085874, in September 2019.

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DIETARY FIBER IMPORTANCE IN FOOD AND IMPACT ON HEALTH

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i4rast.2017.3297 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (4RAST) ◽

pp. 17-21

Author(s):

Divyashree K ◽

Amar Sankar ◽

R.C. Chandni ◽

A. V. Raghu

Keyword(s):

Dietary Fiber ◽

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Good Health ◽

Enzymatic Digestion ◽

Lower Body ◽

Human Beings ◽

Carbohydrate Component ◽

High Fiber ◽

Body Weights ◽

Positive Effect

Dietary fibre is a non-digestable part of plant material in the diet which is resistant to enzymatic digestion in humans which includes cellulose, non-cellulosic polysaccharides such as hemicellulose, pectic substances, gums, mucilages and a non-carbohydrate component lignin. The diet rich in fibre such as cereals, nuts, fruits and vegetables have a positive effect on health since their consumption has been related to decreased incidence of several diseases. Higher intakes of dietary fiber are linked to less cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, intestinal cancer, constipation, and other disorders that have serious adverse effects on the health of human beings and also higher intakes of fiber are linked to lower body weights. So improvement of diet with high fiber will help in maintaining good health when consumed in the required amount.

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