Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a short-term ketogenic diet (KD) on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in overweight/obese Chinese females. Twenty young females [age: 21.0 ± 3.7 years, weight: 65.5 ± 7.7 kg, body mass index (BMI): 24.9 ± 2.7 kg⋅m–2] consumed...
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a short-term ketogenic diet (KD) on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in overweight/obese Chinese females. Twenty young females [age: 21.0 ± 3.7 years, weight: 65.5 ± 7.7 kg, body mass index (BMI): 24.9 ± 2.7 kg⋅m–2] consumed 4 weeks of a normal diet (ND) as a baseline and then switched to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, and adequate protein KD for another 4 weeks. With the same daily caloric intake, the proportions of energy intake derived from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats were changed from 44.0 ± 7.6%, 15.4 ± 3.3%, 39.6 ± 5.8% in ND to 9.2 ± 4.8%, 21.9 ± 3.4%, and 69.0 ± 5.4% in KD. The results showed that, without impairing the CRF level, the 4-week KD intervention significantly reduced body weight (−2.9 kg), BMI (−1.1 kg⋅m–2), waist circumference (−4.0 cm), hip circumference (−2.5 cm), and body fat percentage (−2.0%). Moreover, fasting leptin level was lowered significantly, and serum levels of inflammatory markers (i.e., TNF-α and MCP-1) were unchanged following KD. These findings suggest that KD can be used as a rapid and effective approach to lose weight and reduce abdominal adiposity in overweight/obese Chinese females without exacerbating their CRF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-551eb461792744358ee7ac6c123400622022-12-22T00:39:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2020-07-011110.3389/fphys.2020.00856553870Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young FemalesZhaowei Kong0Shengyan Sun1Qingde Shi2Haifeng Zhang3Tomas K. Tong4Jinlei Nie5Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao, ChinaInstitute of Physical Education, Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaSchool of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao, ChinaCollege of Physical Education, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao, ChinaThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a short-term ketogenic diet (KD) on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in overweight/obese Chinese females. Twenty young females [age: 21.0 ± 3.7 years, weight: 65.5 ± 7.7 kg, body mass index (BMI): 24.9 ± 2.7 kg⋅m–2] consumed 4 weeks of a normal diet (ND) as a baseline and then switched to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, and adequate protein KD for another 4 weeks. With the same daily caloric intake, the proportions of energy intake derived from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats were changed from 44.0 ± 7.6%, 15.4 ± 3.3%, 39.6 ± 5.8% in ND to 9.2 ± 4.8%, 21.9 ± 3.4%, and 69.0 ± 5.4% in KD. The results showed that, without impairing the CRF level, the 4-week KD intervention significantly reduced body weight (−2.9 kg), BMI (−1.1 kg⋅m–2), waist circumference (−4.0 cm), hip circumference (−2.5 cm), and body fat percentage (−2.0%). Moreover, fasting leptin level was lowered significantly, and serum levels of inflammatory markers (i.e., TNF-α and MCP-1) were unchanged following KD. These findings suggest that KD can be used as a rapid and effective approach to lose weight and reduce abdominal adiposity in overweight/obese Chinese females without exacerbating their CRF.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00856/fulllow-carbohydratesubcutaneous fatweight losscardiorespiratory fitnessleptin |
| spellingShingle | Zhaowei Kong Shengyan Sun Qingde Shi Haifeng Zhang Tomas K. Tong Jinlei Nie Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females Frontiers in Physiology low-carbohydrate subcutaneous fat weight loss cardiorespiratory fitness leptin |
| title | Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females |
| title_full | Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females |
| title_fullStr | Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females |
| title_short | Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females |
| title_sort | short term ketogenic diet improves abdominal obesity in overweight obese chinese young females |
| topic | low-carbohydrate subcutaneous fat weight loss cardiorespiratory fitness leptin |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00856/full |
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