Posts Tagged ‘Calorie’

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jan 26;
Snel M, Jonker JT, Hammer S, Kerpershoek G, Lamb HJ, Meinders AE, Pijl H, de Roos A, Romijn JA, Smit JW, Jazet IM

Pericardial fat accumulation has been associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. A very low calorie diet (VLCD) improves the cardiovascular risk profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), by improving the metabolic profile, heart function, and triglyceride (TG) stores in (non)adipose tissues. However, long-term effects of a VLCD on pericardial fat volume and tissue-specific TG accumulation have not been documented. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the effects of a 16-week VLCD and of subsequent 14 months follow-up on a regular diet on pericardial fat in relation to other TG stores in obese T2DM patients. We included 14 obese patients with insulin-treated T2DM (mean ± s.e.m.: age 53 ± 2 years; BMI 35 ± 1 kg/m(2)). Pericardial fat and other (non)adipose TG stores were measured using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and proton spectroscopy before and after a 16-week VLCD and after a 14-month follow-up without dietary interventions. A 16-week VLCD reduced body weight, pericardial fat, hepatic TG content, visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat volumes to 78, 83, 16, 40, and 53% of baseline values respectively, (all P < 0.05). After an additional 14 months of follow-up on a regular diet, the reduction in pericardial fat volume sustained, despite a substantial regain in body weight, visceral abdominal fat, and hepatic TG content (respectively 90, 83 and 73% of baseline values). In conclusion, VLCD-induced weight loss in obese T2DM patients is accompanied by a substantial decrease in pericardial fat volume, which is sustained even after subsequent weight regain.
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ISRN Endocrinol. 2011; 2011: 768637
Nakano D, Diah S, Kitada K, Hitomi H, Mori H, Masaki T, Kobori H, Nishiyama A

Childhood obesity is becoming more prevalent; however, the influence of obesity or dieting during childhood on outcomes in adulthood is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of short-term calorie restriction (CR) and high-calorie feeding with high-fat or high-sucrose diets during early life on the development of glucose tolerance and diabetic nephropathy in later life of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rats. Neither high-calorie intake nor CR at 7-13 weeks of age affected glucose tolerance of 27-week-old OLETF rats. On the other hand, proteinuria was lower at 27 weeks of age in CR rats than in the other rats. These results suggest that short-term CR at a young age protects against the development of renal injury in later life. In contrast, short-term high-calorie intake or CR at a young age does not appear to affect glucose metabolism in later life.
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Weight loss diets are for shedding pounds – with calorie restriction, you may live longer, too.
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To figure out your maintain-weight calorie level, this is the best free and easy calculator: caloriecount.about.com I recommend that you enter your Daily Activity Level as “SEDENTARY” (unless you really live a very active lifestyle outside of going to the gym) because you will be accounting for exercise separately. ** Note ** You should re-check your maintain-weight calorie level every 5-10 Lbs you lose, because as you become lighter you will need less fuel (aka energy, aka calories) for your body to run. Questions? Leave ‘em in the comments. ————— Please join our group! www.youtube.com Get involved. Get motivated. Get to GOAL! ————— 02/17/09 Evening – Edited to add: A lot of the comments are saying that it is OK to have a deficit of up to 1000 calories every day to lose 2 Lbs/week, which is TOTALLY true. However, when I went into that this video was 11 minutes long, so I cut it out. There are also complications with eating a 1000 cal deficit/day because you can only do that if you are exercising, and you should never go below 1200 calories/day (eating). Since this channel reaches a wide audience and some people are hearing this information for the first time ever (having that “aha” moment), I decided to omit those details in favor of simplicity and time constraints. But yes, if you are exercising and taking in at least 1200 calories/day (preferably with good nutrition) you can have a deficit of up to 1000 calories/day (7000 calories/week) and burn 2 …