Low Fat Weight Loss Diet & Exercise in Men
Weight Loss Diet Aim
To judge the effect of an exercise-low-fat diet combination on energy
balance compared with sedentarity and a high fat diet in overweight individuals.
Weight Loss Diet Method
We assessed the acute effect of exercise and ad libitum intake of low-fat
foods on daily energy balance. Six heavy men participated in two randomly
assigned sessions which required a 24 h stay in a whole body indirect
calorimeter. Sessions were preceded by either 60 minutes aerobic exercise
at 50% V.O2 max or 60 minutes rest. Subjects were fed a low-fat diet after
exercise and a mixed diet after the resting period.
Weight Loss Diet Results
The difference in energy balance between the two conditions was 7.3 MJ.
About half of the effect was attributable to the energy surplus expended
during exercise whereas the remaining fraction was explained by the difference
in post-exercise energy balance.
Weight Loss Diet Conclusion
In heavy men, the combination of a low-fat diet and exercise had a strong
acute effect on energy balance compared to a rest-mixed diet condition.
Source: International Journal of Obesity
(1996)
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