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Diet and Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Management

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Obesity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2024) | Viewed by 3533

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Nicholas R. Fuller

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Boden Group, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
Interests: evidence-based medicine; nutrition and metabolism; obesity and overweight; weight management; weight loss

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Managing obesity is one of the most significant health challenges facing healthcare providers and society today. Overweight and obesity affect one-third of the world’s population and are associated with a range of chronic health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Weight maintenance is regulated by the interaction of a number of processes, including homeostatic, environmental and behavioural factors. Among them, lifestyle interventions (specifically diet, physical activity and sleep) are recognized to play an essential role in weight management. Evidence-based lifestyle intervention should represent a first-line therapy for anyone needing to lose weight.

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research and systematic reviews that report upon the role of lifestyle intervention in weight management, and present a selection of the latest evidence regarding lifestyle and obesity prevention and management, as well as related physical and mental health disorders.

Dr. Nicholas R. Fuller
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • diet pattern
  • nutrition intervention
  • physical activity
  • weight management
  • obesity prevention
  • lifestyle intervention

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Reducing the Number of Times Eating Out Helps to Decrease Adiposity (Overweight/Obesity) in Children
by Arturo Parra-Solano, Minerva Hernández-Flores, Bernarda Sánchez, Carolina Paredes, Luis Monroy, Florinda Palacios, Laura Almaguer and Ana Rodriguez-Ventura
Nutrients 2024, 16(17), 2899; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172899 - 30 Aug 2024
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Adiposity is a chronic disease that must be treated from childhood. Despite the transcendence of improving habits, few interventions report their contribution to decreasing adiposity. Methods: This cohort enrolled children and teens of any gender, 8–18 years old, and with a body mass [...] Read more.
Adiposity is a chronic disease that must be treated from childhood. Despite the transcendence of improving habits, few interventions report their contribution to decreasing adiposity. Methods: This cohort enrolled children and teens of any gender, 8–18 years old, and with a body mass index (BMI) z-score of ≥1 into “Sacbe”, a comprehensive program to identify which eating habits could reduce BMI z-score. The sample size calculated was 110 participants. We recorded anthropometric measures, clinical history, and habits. A clinically relevant reduction in BMI z-score was defined as ≥0.5 over 12 months or its equivalent according to the months of follow-up. Results: 58.2% were female, the median age was 12 years (range: 9.1–14.7), and the mean BMI z-score was 2.30 ± 0.83. The 82.7% achieved a reduced BMI z-score but 41.8% achieved a clinically relevant reduction with a median follow-up of 6.7 months. Eating out less than once per week was associated with this outcome, even after adjusting for energy intake, other eating patterns, sedentary screen time, physical activity, sleep duration, and sitting time (HR 2.12; 95% CI: 1.07–4.21). Conclusions: Eating out < once/week implicates less processed food exposition and better quality of food; this habit could be the most effective to reduce childhood adiposity. Full article
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Long-Term Impact of Nutritional Intervention with Increased Polyphenol Intake and Physical Activity Promotion on Oxidative and Inflammatory Profiles in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
by Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés, Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida, Cristina Bouzas, Silvia García, David Mateos, Lucía Ugarriza, Cristina Gómez, Antoni Sureda and Josep A. Tur
Nutrients 2024, 16(13), 2121; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16132121 - 3 Jul 2024
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Obesity and overweight pose significant risks to health, contributing to the prevalence of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The current study aimed to assess the impact of a 6-year nutritional and lifestyle intervention on oxidative and [...] Read more.
Obesity and overweight pose significant risks to health, contributing to the prevalence of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The current study aimed to assess the impact of a 6-year nutritional and lifestyle intervention on oxidative and inflammatory markers in individuals aged 55 to 75, specifically those at high risk of CVD. A study was carried out in a group of 80 participants with metabolic syndrome (MetS) residing in Mallorca, Spain, who underwent nutritional intervention based on a low-calorie Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and promotion of physical activity. Before and after the intervention, several parameters including anthropometric data, haematological factors, blood pressure, and physical activity level were measured. Oxidative and inflammatory biomarkers in plasma were analysed. After the 6-year intervention, participants who managed to reduce their body mass index (BMI) had greater reductions in abdominal obesity, waist to heigh ratio (WHtR), diastolic blood pressure, and glucose levels, and increased high density protein cholesterol (HDL-c) compared to those who did not reduce BMI. This higher reduction in BMI was related to reduced energy intake and increased adherence to MedDiet, with greater polyphenol intake, and total physical activity (PA). Furthermore, improvements in oxidative stress and proinflammatory status were observed in participants who reduced their BMI. Significant reductions in the activity of the prooxidant enzyme, myeloperoxidase (MPO), levels of the lipid oxidation marker, malondialdehyde (MDA), and the proinflammatory chemokine, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1,) were found in those who reduced their BMI. In contrast, participants who did not improve their BMI exhibited higher levels of proinflammatory markers such as MCP-1 and tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα), as well as increased activity of the antioxidant enzyme catalase (CAT). Current findings suggest that an effective way to reduce BMI is a hypocaloric MedDiet combined with tailored physical activity to improve oxidative stress and proinflammatory status, and potentially reducing the risk of CVD. Full article
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