Equivalent reductions in body weight during the Beef WISE Study: beef's role in weight improvement, satisfaction and energy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this randomized equivalence trial was to determine the impact of consuming lean beef as part of a high protein (HP) weight-reducing diet on changes in body weight, body composition and cardiometabolic health.

Methods

A total of 120 adults (99 female) with overweight or obesity (BMI: 35.7 ± 7.0 kg m^-2) were randomly assigned to consume either a HP diet with ≥4 weekly servings of lean beef (B; n = 60) or a HP diet restricted in all red meats (NB; n = 60) during a 16-week weight loss intervention.

Results

Body weight was reduced by 7.8 ± 5.9% in B and 7.7 ± 5.5% in NB (p < 0.01 for both). Changes in percent body weight were equivalent between B and NB (mean difference: 0.06%, 90% confidence interval: (-1.7, 1.8))

SUBMITTER: Sayer RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5598025 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature