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Body fat loss and compensatory mechanisms in response to different doses of aerobic exercise—a randomized controlled trial in overweight sedentary males

Overview of attention for article published in American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, August 2012
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Title
Body fat loss and compensatory mechanisms in response to different doses of aerobic exercise—a randomized controlled trial in overweight sedentary males
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American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, August 2012
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.00141.2012
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Mads Rosenkilde, Pernille Auerbach, Michala Holm Reichkendler, Thorkil Ploug, Bente Merete Stallknecht, Anders Sjödin

Abstract

The amount of weight loss induced by exercise is often disappointing. A diet-induced negative energy balance triggers compensatory mechanisms, e.g., lower metabolic rate and increased appetite. However, knowledge about potential compensatory mechanisms triggered by increased aerobic exercise is limited. A randomized controlled trial was performed in healthy, sedentary, moderately overweight young men to examine the effects of increasing doses of aerobic exercise on body composition, accumulated energy balance, and the degree of compensation. Eighteen participants were randomized to a continuous sedentary control group, 21 to a moderate-exercise (MOD; 300 kcal/day), and 22 to a high-exercise (HIGH; 600 kcal/day) group for 13 wk, corresponding to ∼30 and 60 min of daily aerobic exercise, respectively. Body weight (MOD: -3.6 kg, P < 0.001; HIGH: -2.7 kg, P = 0.01) and fat mass (MOD: -4.0 kg, P < 0.001 and HIGH: -3.8 kg, P < 0.001) decreased similarly in both exercise groups. Although the exercise-induced energy expenditure in HIGH was twice that of MOD, the resulting accumulated energy balance, calculated from changes in body composition, was not different (MOD: -39.6 Mcal, HIGH: -34.3 Mcal, not significant). Energy balance was 83% more negative than expected in MOD, while it was 20% less negative than expected in HIGH. No statistically significant changes were found in energy intake or nonexercise physical activity that could explain the different compensatory responses associated with 30 vs. 60 min of daily aerobic exercise. In conclusion, a similar body fat loss was obtained regardless of exercise dose. A moderate dose of exercise induced a markedly greater than expected negative energy balance, while a higher dose induced a small but quantifiable degree of compensation.

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Country Count As %
Brazil 3 <1%
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Denmark 2 <1%
Australia 2 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Austria 1 <1%
Finland 1 <1%
Chile 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
Other 3 <1%
Unknown 293 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 69 22%
Student > Bachelor 45 15%
Researcher 39 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 38 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 5%
Other 46 15%
Unknown 58 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 58 19%
Sports and Recreations 56 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 38 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 37 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13 4%
Other 41 13%
Unknown 67 22%
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