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APPETITE
Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 831-834Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.01.014
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Obesity; Caloric restriction; Lean body mass; Fat distribution; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic profile; Nutrition; Diet
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- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec
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To compare the effect of rapid or slow weight loss (WL) on body composition and metabolic risk factors following a caloric restriction. Ten obese, postmenopausal women were matched for total body WL. Dependent variables were: body composition, lipid profile and blood pressure. Both groups decreased obesity measures (all P <= 0.05) while lean body mass decreased in the rapid WL group (P <= 0.05). Significant improvements in fasting triglyceride level and diastolic blood pressure were observed only in the slow WL group. A slower WL seems to be more beneficial to improve body composition as well as metabolic risk factors in postmenopausal women. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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