Small weight gain is not associated with development of insulin resistance in healthy, physically active individuals

Autor: B. J. Goldstein, J. P. Ohannesian, Cheryl C. Marco, Jerzy W. Kolaczynski, Jose F. Caro, P. S. Najm
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme. 31(5)
ISSN: 0018-5043
Popis: UNLABELLED We investigated whether weight gain alters insulin sensitivity and leptin levels in physically active individuals. Six (5 males and 1 female; age 26.6+/-1.0 years; BMI 21.5+/-0.9, body fat 17.4+/-2.2%) healthy individuals were enrolled in an overfeeding study (caloric surplus 22.5-26.5 kcal/kg/day) to achieve up to 10% weight gain over 4-6 week period with subsequent weight maintenance over additional 2 weeks. The participants were requested to maintain their previous physical activity which in all of them included 45-60 min training sessions at the gym 2-3 times/week. RESULTS BMI increased to 23.4+/-0.9 (4.4 kg weight gain; p
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