| Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females | |
| Kong，Zhaowei1; Sun，Shengyan2; Shi，Qingde3; Zhang，Haifeng4; Tong，Tomas K.5; Nie，Jinlei3 | |
| 2020-07-28 | |
| Source Publication | Frontiers in Physiology
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| Volume | 11 |
| Abstract | 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] 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), 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. |
| Keyword | cardiorespiratory fitness leptin low-carbohydrate subcutaneous fat weight loss |
| DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2020.00856 |
| URL | View the original |
| Language | 英语 |
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| Document Type | Journal article |
| Collection | University of Macau |
| Corresponding Author | Sun，Shengyan |
| Affiliation | 1.Faculty of Education,University of Macau,Macao 2.Institute of Physical Education,Huzhou University,Huzhou,China 3.School of Health Sciences and Sports,Macao Polytechnic Institute,Macao 4.College of Physical Education,Hebei Normal University,Shijiazhuang,China 5.Department of Physical Education,Hong Kong Baptist University,Hong Kong |
| First Author Affilication | Faculty of Education |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Kong，Zhaowei,Sun，Shengyan,Shi，Qingde,et al. Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females[J]. Frontiers in Physiology,2020,11. |
| APA | Kong，Zhaowei,Sun，Shengyan,Shi，Qingde,Zhang，Haifeng,Tong，Tomas K.,&Nie，Jinlei.(2020).Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females.Frontiers in Physiology,11. |
| MLA | Kong，Zhaowei,et al."Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females".Frontiers in Physiology 11(2020). |
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