BACKGROUND Indoor cycling is an aerobic exercise that employs large muscle groups of the lower limbs, lacking osteoarticular impact and high energy expenditure, which makes it interesting to generate a non-pharmacological strategy. OBJECTIVE To assess body composition and lipid profile in overweight women after twelve weeks of low-calorie diet and indoor cycling training. METHODS We randoml...

Elevated brain reward and attention region response, and weaker inhibitory region response to high-calorie food images have been found to predict future weight gain. These findings suggest that an intervention that reduces reward and attention region response and increases inhibitory control region response to such foods might reduce overeating. We conducted a randomized pilot experiment that t...

There is no consensus on the most appropriate nutritional strategy for treating metabolic syndrome (MS), such that cardiovascular risk is reduced. This study was designed to assess the strength of evidence of the benefits of various nutritional interventions in MS remission. Performed in Medline, Cochrane Library and PubMed databases, the virtual search consisted of randomized clinical trials p...

BACKGROUND Calorie restriction (CR) and endurance exercise are known to attenuate obesity and improve the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to directly compare the effects of CR and endurance exercise in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. METHODS Adult male C57BL/6N mice were randomly assigned and subjected to one of the six interventions for 8 weeks: lo...

Calorie restriction has been the subject of research and studies for years. Although calorie is a broad definition; way, time, amount situations are very important. While restricting, carbohydrate, fat protein balances should be well evaluated. However, this shows various positive effects when done under suitable conditions without causing malnutrition. With restriction, production free radical...

Abstract Overweight and obesity has increased in prevalence over the last two decades in many developed and developing countries including Iran. The aim of this present study was to compare the weight reduction effects of ketogenic and low calorie diets on overweight and obese Iranian children. Seventy-six overweight or obese children aged 9-16 years recruited from outpatient Ghaem Hospital, Nu...

Obesity is a metabolic disorder related to several comorbidities. Recent studies found that thehydroethanolic extract of Tamarindus indica seeds inhibits the absorption sugar and fat inthe intestine. This work aimed evaluate effect this on weight liverlipid profile obese mice induced by high-calorie diet. 21-day-old male Swiss weredivided into control (standard diet) cafeteria (high-calorie gro...

BACKGROUND In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are de...

OBJECTIVE To investigate estimation of calorie (energy) content of meals from fast food restaurants in adults, adolescents, and school age children. DESIGN Cross sectional study of repeated visits to fast food restaurant chains. SETTING 89 fast food restaurants in four cities in New England, United States: McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, Wendy's, KFC, Dunkin' Donuts. PARTICIPANTS 1877 ad...