Changes in lean body mass in obese children and adolescents treated with protein sparing modified fast

The aim of this study was to evaluate the lean body mass variation in obese children and adolescents under Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF) treatment through two indirect, not invasive, methods: The Slaughter-Lohman formal as an anthropometric method, and the urinary excretion of 3-Methylhistidi...

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Published in:Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1998, Vol.18 (2), p.191-199
Main Authors: Caroli, M., Chiarappa, S., Kutty, K.M., Chandra, R.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescents
anthropometric measurements
Biological and medical sciences
body composition
body fat
boys
Childhood
children
Diet
dieting
excretion
fasting
girls
Lean body mass
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Methylhistidine
Miscellaneous
Obesity
PSMF
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
urine
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the lean body mass variation in obese children and adolescents under Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF) treatment through two indirect, not invasive, methods: The Slaughter-Lohman formal as an anthropometric method, and the urinary excretion of 3-Methylhistidine (3MHIS) as a biochemical method. Materials and methods. Thirty-five subjects, divided in two groups, participated in this study: Group A, 12 children (4 girls, 8 boys, age 9.5±1.9, OW% 73.8±20.1); Group B, 19 adolescents (14 girls, 5 boys, age 14.6±2.3, OW% 61.7±19.7). Diet: PSMF: Protein g 1.8±0.08 kg. IBW. day, total Kcalories 10.64±0.63 kg. IBW.day, prescribed for 9 weeks ± 1. Results. The 3MHIS final values were not significantly increased compared to the initial ones in both groups. In both groups the final value of lean body mass was significantly higher than the initial ones (p
ISSN:0271-5317
1879-0739
DOI:10.1016/S0271-5317(98)00012-8