Association between Fat-Free Mass Loss after Diet and Exercise Interventions and Weight Regain in Women with Overweight.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to determine if percent fat-free mass loss (% FFML) after diet alone, diet plus aerobic, or diet plus resistance exercise is a predictor of weight regain in women with overweight.

Methods

One hundred and forty-one premenopausal women with overweight (body mass index, 28 ± 1 kg·m -2 ; age, 35 ± 6 yr) enrolled in a weight loss program to achieve a body mass index <25 kg·m -2 (diet alone, diet plus resistance, or diet plus aerobic exercise) and were followed for 1 yr. Body weight and composition (with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) were measured at baseline, after weight loss, and at 1 yr.

Results

Participants lost 12.1 ± 2.6 kg of body weight, 11.3 ± 2.5 kg of fat mass, and 0.5 ± 1.6 kg of fat-free mass during the weight loss intervention, fo

SUBMITTER: Martins C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature