Editorial Material
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Satya Dash, Andrew D. Paterson
Summary: Weight loss can alleviate obesity-related co-morbidities, but is hard to sustain with dietary changes. Dietary adherence is a better predictor of weight loss. Genetic variants may influence response to specific diets.
DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Letter
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Satesh Kumar, Mahima Khatri
Summary: The article 'A high lean body mass is not protecting from type 2 diabetes in the presence of a high body fat mass' by Simo K.J.Rehunen et al. is a compactly written and engrossing article with a significant sample size.
DIABETES & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Paivi E. Korhonen, Tuija Mikkola, Hannu Kautiainen, Johan G. Eriksson
Summary: This study found that both fat mass and lean mass index are positively associated with blood pressure levels, independently of other factors. Lean body mass is shown to be an important determinant of blood pressure levels, with a magnitude similar to fat mass. Excess muscle mass may not be beneficial to cardiovascular health.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Samaneh Farsijani, Adam J. Santanasto, Iva Miljkovic, Robert M. Boudreau, Bret H. Goodpaster, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Anne B. Newman
Summary: The study found that the association between intermuscular fat area and impaired physical function is more significant in individuals with higher muscle area. This suggests that muscle mass plays a moderating role in the relationship between muscle fat deposition and physical performance.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Catia Martins, Siren Nymo, Silvia R. Coutinho, Jens F. Rehfeld, Gary R. Hunter, Barbara A. Gower
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between % FFML following weight loss and weight regain, as well as the association between % FFML and changes in appetite markers. The results showed that % FFML was not a significant predictor of weight regain at 1 year in individuals with obesity. However, a greater % FFML was associated with a greater increase in ghrelin secretion.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marie Mathieu, Pascale Guillot, Typhaine Riaudel, Anne-Sophie Boureau, Guillaume Chapelet, Celine Brouessard, Laure de Decker, Gilles Berrut
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between osteoporosis and sarcopenia in women aged 75 or older, revealing a significant association between fat mass and bone density, with osteosarcopenic patients having lower fat mass and body mass index.
Article
Biology
Francesco Campa, Catarina Nunes Matias, Catarina L. Nunes, Cristina P. Monteiro, Ruben Francisco, Filipe Jesus, Elisabetta Marini, Luis B. Sardinha, Paulo Martins, Claudia Minderico, Analiza M. Silva
Summary: Specific bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) can be used as a practical solution for assessing body composition in overweight/obese athletes, with reductions in bioelectrical vector length associated with reductions in percentage of fat mass.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
R. James Stubbs
Summary: People on low-fat, low-energy-density diets tend to consume less energy ad libitum compared to those on high-fat, high-energy-density diets.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jeremy Raffin, Yves Rolland, Angelo Parini, Alexandre Lucas, Sophie Guyonnet, Bruno Vellas, Philipe de Souto Barreto, MAPT DSA Grp
Summary: This study found that GDF-15 may mediate the link between physical activity and late-life weight loss. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced appetite and weight loss in older adults, and GDF-15 is involved in exercise, aging, and appetite control.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Isabell Englert, Anja Bosy-Westphal, Stephan C. Bischoff, Kathrin Kohlenberg-Mueller
Summary: This study investigated the impact of protein intake on changes in fat-free mass, resting energy expenditure, and physical function in overweight postmenopausal women during weight loss. The results showed that a high-protein weight-loss diet may help maintain muscle strength in postmenopausal women, but had no effect on the preservation of fat-free mass and resting energy expenditure.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kristen M. Beavers, Allison E. Avery, Mahalakshmi Shankaran, William J. Evans, S. Delanie Lynch, Caitlyn Dwyer, Marjorie Howard, Daniel P. Beavers, Ashley A. Weaver, Leon Lenchik, Peggy M. Cawthon
Summary: This study aimed to describe the changes and variability in D3Cr muscle mass in older adults participating in a weight loss intervention, and to examine its relationship with other measures of body composition and muscle function and strength. The results showed that significant weight loss over a 6-month period was associated with declines in all bioimaging metrics, while D3Cr muscle mass and muscle function and strength were preserved.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aline Maria M. Ciciliati, Izabela Ono Adriazola, Daniela Souza Farias-Itao, Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci, Renata Elaine Paraizo Leite, Ricardo Nitrini, Lea T. Grinberg, Wilson Jacob-Filho, Claudia Kimie Suemoto
Summary: A study on deceased individuals who underwent autopsy examination showed an association between BMI and moderate to severe dementia in late life, but no clear associations with less advanced dementia stages were found.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rishi Jobanputra, Jack A. Sargeant, Abdullah Almaqhawi, Ehtasham Ahmad, Franciskos Arsenyadis, David R. Webb, Louisa Y. Herring, Kamlesh Khunti, Melanie J. Davies, Thomas Yates
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate the effects of weight loss pharmacotherapies on physical activity, physical function, and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with obesity. The results showed that weight loss pharmacotherapies improved physical function, but their effects on physical activity and objectively measured physical function and fitness were inconclusive.
Article
Sport Sciences
Jackson J. Peos, Eric R. Helms, Paul A. Fournier, Julian Ong, Carly Hall, James Krieger, Amanda Sainsbury
Summary: The study found that similar fat loss and fat-free mass retention were achieved with intermittent moderate energy restriction (mIER) and continuous moderate energy restriction (mCER) during 12 weeks of energy restriction, but mIER was associated with reduced appetite.
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Mengyi Liu, Zhuxian Zhang, Chun Zhou, Ziliang Ye, Panpan He, Yuanyuan Zhang, Huan Li, Chengzhang Liu, Xianhui Qin
Summary: This study explores the association between predicted fat mass and lean mass with mortality in the US general population, finding that both fat mass and lean mass are independent predictors of overall and cause-specific mortality. Age was found to significantly modify the associations.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2022)