scholarly journals Laser Acupuncture Reduces Body Fat in Obese Female Undergraduate Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Guang Liu ◽  
Juan Zhang ◽  
Jian-Liang Lu ◽  
Timon Cheng-Yi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Laser Acupuncture ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Waist Girth ◽  
Before And After

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacies of laser acupunctures with different laser irradiation doses for body weight loss and body fat reduction in obese persons. Twentyeight subjects with simple obesity were divided into four groups receiving laser acupunctures at 0, 358, 478, and 597 J/cm2, respectively, which were applied to the acupoints of Cv 8, St 25, and Sp 15, six times per week for four weeks. Body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured before and after treatment. The laser groups receiving 358 and 597 J/cm2showed significant reductions in BW, BMI, BFM, waist girth, hip girth, and WHR after treatment compared with the placebo group. The percent reductions of BFM in the laser groups receiving 358 and 597 J/cm2were 4.29% and 3.94%, respectively, and the corresponding values of BW were 1.99% and 1.63%, respectively. In conclusion, laser acupuncture could reduce body fat mass and lower body weight in a dose-dependent manner in obese persons. Among the doses of 358, 478, and 597 J/cm2, both the 358 and 597 J/cm2doses were effective in the 4-week trial.

scholarly journals Licorice Flavonoid Oil Effects Body Weight Loss by Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Overweight Subjects

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Tominaga ◽  
Tatsumasa Mae ◽  
Mitsuaki Kitano ◽  
Yoshiro Sakamoto ◽  
Hideyuki Ikematsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Overweight Subjects

scholarly journals Aerobic exercise-induced changes in body composition and blood lipids in young women

Medicina ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvydas Stasiulis ◽  
Asta Mockienė ◽  
Daiva Vizbaraitė ◽  
Pranas Mockus
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Blood Lipids ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Cycling Training

The objective of the study was to assess changes in body composition, blood lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in 18–24-year-old women during the period of two-month aerobic cycling training. Material and methods. Young, healthy, nonsmoking women (n=19) volunteered to participate in this study. They were divided in two groups: experimental (E, n=10) and control (C, n=9). The subjects of group E exercised 3 times a week with intensity of the first ventilatory threshold and duration of 60 min. The group C did not exercise regularly over a two-month period of the experiment. The subjects of group E were tested before and after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of the experiment. The participants of group C were tested twice with an eight-week interval. Results. Body weight, body mass index, body fat mass, and triacylglycerol (TAG) concentration decreased and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-ch) concentration increased after the 8-week training program in the experimental group (P<0.05). Blood total cholesterol (Tch) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-ch) concentrations did not change significantly. Body weight and body mass index started to decrease after 2 weeks of the experiment, but significant changes were observed only after 6 and 8 weeks. Body fat mass was significantly decreased after 2 and 8 weeks of aerobic training. A significant increase in HDL-ch concentration was observed after 4, 6, and 8 weeks. A significant decrease in TAG concentration was observed after 2-week training. No significant changes in all the parameters except TAG (it was slightly increased) were seen in the control group. Conclusions. The two-month aerobic cycling training (within VT1, 60-min duration, three times a week) may induce significant changes in the parameters of body composition – body weight, body mass index, body fat mass, and blood lipids – in young women. The following significant changes were observed: TAG level decreased after 2 weeks, body mass and body mass index decreased after 6 weeks, body fat mass decreased and HDL-ch level increased after 8 weeks. Peak oxygen uptake increased after 4 weeks.

Does estradiol mediate leptin’s effects on adiposity and body weight?

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (5) ◽  
pp. E955-E963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Pelleymounter ◽  
Mary Beth Baker ◽  
Michael McCaleb
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Mass Reduction ◽  
Fat Utilization ◽  
Estradiol Secretion ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Estradiol Levels

The role of estradiol in mediating leptin’s effects on body weight was assessed in ovariectomized (OVX) mice before and after the onset of obesity. Ovariectomy did not alter leptin levels before the onset of obesity, and estradiol adminstration (0.05–17 μg/day for 14 days) did not significantly alter leptin levels if they were corrected for the estradiol-induced reduction in body fat. The converse was also true, in that leptin administration (0.4–140 μg/day) did not alter estradiol levels in intact mice. Furthermore, neither estradiol reduction (via ovariectomy) nor addition (via exogenous administration) significantly altered leptin’s ability to reduce fat mass. Leptin was equally effective in reducing body weight in lean or obese OVX mice and intact controls. Finally, estradiol did not change the magnitude of leptin’s effect on fat mass reduction when it was given in combination with leptin to lean intact or OVX mice. Estradiol may have indirectly affected leptin efficacy, because leptin did not produce as large a change in fat mass at lower doses in lean OVX mice as it did in intact counterparts. Taken together, these data suggested that 1) estradiol does not directly regulate leptin secretion or its effects on fat mass and 2) leptin does not directly regulate estradiol secretion or its effects on fat mass. Leptin and estradiol, however, may interact in an indirect fashion to affect fat utilization.

Effects of omega-3 supplementation on body weight and body fat mass: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Mendes Delpino ◽  
Lílian Munhoz Figueiredo ◽  
Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Omega 3

scholarly journals Body measurements and serum lipid profile of overweight adult dogs fed diet with containing conjugated linoleic acid

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2020-2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Lorena Montaño Rivera ◽  
Ananda Portela Félix ◽  
Fabiano Montiani Ferreira ◽  
Ana Vitória Fisher da Silva ◽  
Alex Maiorka
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Linoleic Acid ◽  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Conjugated Linoleic Acid ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Tissue Thickness ◽  
Significant Difference

Studies with human beings and animals have shown that dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) promotes changes in body structure, markedly, body fat reduction. This research aimed to assess the effect of CLA (60% of conjugated linoleic acid methyl ester, at the proportion of 1:1 of the 9, 11: 10, 12 isomers) on changes in body weight, subcutaneous tissue thickness, body fat mass and concentration of serum lipids (triacylglycerols, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL) in overweight dogs. Dogs of different breeds weighting 16.85±7.13 assigned in a randomized assay. Two types of diets were offered for 120 days: control (-CLA) and test (+CLA, 0.3%). There was no difference between control and test groups considering body weight and serum levels of triacylglycerols, total cholesterol and LDL portion. There was a significant difference between the final and initial results for subcutaneous tissue thickness and body fat mass and for serum concentration of HDL in dogs supplemented with CLA. The addition of 0.3% of CLA in the diet of overweight dogs decreased the fat deposition on subcutaneous tissue and the development of body fat mass but increased blood levels of HDL.

Seasonal variations of body mass, thermogenesis and digestive tract morphology in Apodemus chevrieri in Hengduan mountain region

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Wan-long ◽  
Yang Sheng-chang ◽  
Zhang Lin ◽  
Wang Zheng-kun
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
Hengduan Mountain

Seasonal changes in an animal’s morphology, physiology, and behavior are considered to be an adaptive strategy for survival and reproductive success. We hypothesize that Apodemus chevrieri will change their thermogenesis seasonally and serum leptin will change with body mass or body fat mass. Seasonal variations in body mass (BM), basal metabolic rate (BMR), nonshivering thermogenesis (NST), digestive tract morphology, serum leptin and uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) were measured in wild-trapped A. chevrieri in Hengduan mountain region. The results showed that the body weight of A. chevrieri was lowest in winter and highest in summer. Decreased BM in the winter was accompanied by increased energy intake and enhanced NST and UCP1 as well as by decreased body fat mass, adjusted digestive tract morphology and reduced levels of circulating leptin. Further, serum leptin were positively correlated with body weight and body fat mass, and negatively correlated with energy intake and UCP1 contents. These data suggest that wild A. chevrieri do not depend on a decrease in BM, but instead increase their thermogenic capacity to cope with cold stress. Leptin may be involved in the seasonal regulation in energy balance and thermogenesis in field A. chevrieri.

Genetic, sex, and diet effects on body weight and obesity in the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred lines

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asja Wagener ◽  
Armin O. Schmitt ◽  
Soner Aksu ◽  
Werner Schlote ◽  
Christina Neuschl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Lean Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Selection Line ◽  
Control Line ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Mouse Lines ◽  
Body Lean Mass

Mouse lines long-term selected for high fatness offer the possibility to identify individual genes involved in the development of obesity. The Berlin Fat Mouse (BFM) line has been selected for low protein content and afterward for high fatness. Three Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) lines, which are derivates of the selection line BFM and an unselected control line (C57BL/6; B6) were systematically phenotyped between 3 and 20 wk. The body weights and body compositions were measured on a weekly basis. We demonstrated that the BFMI lines dispose of more body weight, body fat mass, and body lean mass than the control line B6 because of a better feed efficiency in these lines. In contrast to other growth-selected mouse lines, the BFMI lines exhibited a general increase in body fat mass but only a marginal increase in body lean mass. The three BFMI lines also showed line- and sex-specific patterns and varied in their response to high-fat diet. The phenotypic differences between the BFMI lines can be traced back to different sets of fixed alleles contributing to fat accumulation and diet-induced obesity. Our results demonstrate that the genetically related BFMI lines are novel models to study the genetic as well as the nutritional aspects of obesity.

scholarly journals IQP‐GC‐101 Reduces Body Weight and Body Fat Mass: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1520-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pee‐Win Chong ◽  
Zhi‐Ming Beah ◽  
Barbara Grube ◽  
Linda Riede
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Body Fat Mass ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo
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