Beneficial Effects of a Specially Designed Home Meal Replacement on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Individuals with Obesity: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Lee, Jae-Woo; Kim, Yonghwan; Hyun, Taisun; Song, Seunghye; Yang, Woojung; Kim, Ye-Seul; You, Hyo-Sun; Chang, Young-Chang; Shin, Seung-Ho; Kang, Hee-Taik

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Beneficial Effects of a Specially Designed Home Meal Replacement on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Individuals with Obesity: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

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Department of Family Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea

Department of Food and Nutrition, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea

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Department of Family Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea

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Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2171; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072171

Received: 6 May 2021 / Revised: 18 June 2021 / Accepted: 22 June 2021 / Published: 24 June 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Specialized Diet, Obesity and Associated Metabolic Disorders)

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We aimed to investigate if a home meal replacement (HMR), designed with a low ω-6/ω-3 fatty acid ratio, improves cardiometabolic parameters, including metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese individuals. We conducted a monocentric, controlled, randomized crossover trial. The HMR contains higher protein and fat content, lower carbohydrate content, and a lower ω6FA/ω3FA ratio than the regular diet. Sixty-four participants were randomized into two groups and switched to the other group following a 4-week intervention. While subjects in the HMR group were provided three HMRs daily, those in the control group were requested to maintain their regular dietary pattern. We conducted paired t-tests, repeated measures analysis of variance, and McNemar tests before and after the intervention. Body mass index (BMI) and weight were lower in the HMR group after adjusting for age, sex, and total energy intake and significantly changed in the between-group differences. The waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, triglyceride–glucose index, and triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio were reduced in the HMR group (all p < 0.05). The percentage of subjects with MetS significantly decreased from 39.1% at baseline to 28.1% post-intervention (p = 0.035). Using the HMR for 4 weeks reduced the BMI, weight, and MetS prevalence in individuals with obesity. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04552574). View Full-Text

Keywords: omega-3 fatty acids; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular disease; omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acid ratio; cardiometabolic parameters; obese individuals

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Lee, J.-W.; Kim, Y.; Hyun, T.; Song, S.; Yang, W.; Kim, Y.-S.; You, H.-S.; Chang, Y.-C.; Shin, S.-H.; Kang, H.-T. Beneficial Effects of a Specially Designed Home Meal Replacement on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Individuals with Obesity: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2021, 13, 2171. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072171

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Lee J-W, Kim Y, Hyun T, Song S, Yang W, Kim Y-S, You H-S, Chang Y-C, Shin S-H, Kang H-T. Beneficial Effects of a Specially Designed Home Meal Replacement on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Individuals with Obesity: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2021; 13(7):2171. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072171

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Lee, Jae-Woo, Yonghwan Kim, Taisun Hyun, Seunghye Song, Woojung Yang, Ye-Seul Kim, Hyo-Sun You, Young-Chang Chang, Seung-Ho Shin, and Hee-Taik Kang. 2021. "Beneficial Effects of a Specially Designed Home Meal Replacement on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Individuals with Obesity: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial" Nutrients 13, no. 7: 2171. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072171

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