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A 3-year intervention with a Mediterranean diet modified the association between the rs9939609 gene variant in FTO and body weight changes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19918250     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of the rs9939609 (T/A) gene variant in fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) on body weight changes after 3 years and its modification by a randomized nutritional intervention with a Mediterranean-style diet in a population of subjects at high cardiovascular risk. DESIGN: A substudy of PREDIMED, which is a randomized trial aimed at assessing the effect of the Mediterranean diet (MD) for primary cardiovascular disease prevention. There were three nutritional intervention groups: two of them with a Mediterranean-style diet and the third was a control group advised to follow a conventional low-fat diet. SUBJECTS: A total of 776 high cardiovascular risk subjects aged 55-80 years. MEASUREMENTS: Anthropometric measurements were recorded at baseline and at 3 years. The participants were genotyped by RT-PCR, followed by allelic discrimination. RESULTS: Homozygous subjects had the highest baseline body weight. The dominant model showed that subjects carrying the A allele had the lowest body weight gain (B=-0.685; P=0.022) after 3 years of nutritional intervention compared with nonmutated subjects (TT genotype) regardless of the nutritional intervention. Moreover, this effect was statistically significant in carriers of the A allele only among those allocated to the MD groups (B=-0.830; P=0.018), but it was not significant among those allocated to the control group (P for interaction=0.649). CONCLUSION: This study confirmed the association between body weight and the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism. Interestingly, our results showed that, although at baseline the A allele was associated with higher body weight, after 3 years of nutritional intervention with a Mediterranean-style-diet, A-allele carriers had lower body weight gain than wild type subjects. No interaction between nutritional intervention and the polymorphism was found.
Authors:
C Razquin; J A Martinez; M A Martinez-Gonzalez; M Bes-Rastrollo; J Fernández-Crehuet; A Marti
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-11-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of obesity (2005)     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1476-5497     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-15     Completed Date:  2010-11-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256108     Medline TA:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  266-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Physiology and Toxicology, University of Navarra, Navarra, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Body Weight / genetics*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diet therapy,  genetics*,  prevention & control
Diet, Fat-Restricted
Diet, Mediterranean*
Female
Genetic Variation / genetics
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / diet therapy,  genetics*
Proteins / genetics*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Weight Gain / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/FTO protein, human; 0/Proteins

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