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Exercise effect on weight and body fat in men and women.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17557987     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The effect of national exercise recommendations on adiposity is unknown and may differ by sex. We examined long-term effects of aerobic exercise on adiposity in women and men. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: This was a 12-month randomized, controlled clinical trial testing exercise effect on weight and body composition in men (N = 102) and women (N = 100). Sedentary/unfit persons, 40 to 75 years old, were recruited through physician practices and media. The intervention was facility- and home-based moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic activity, 60 min/d, 6 days/wk vs. controls (no intervention). RESULTS: Exercisers exercised a mean 370 min/wk (men) and 295 min/wk (women), and seven dropped the intervention. Exercisers lost weight (women, -1.4 vs. +0.7 kg in controls, p = 0.008; men, -1.8 vs. -0.1 kg in controls, p = 0.03), BMI (women, -0.6 vs. +0.3 kg/m(2) in controls, p = 0.006; men, -0.5 kg/m(2) vs. no change in controls, p = 0.03), waist circumference (women, -1.4 vs. +2.2 cm in controls, p < 0.001; men, -3.3 vs. -0.4 cm in controls, p = 0.003), and total fat mass (women, -1.9 vs. +0.2 kg in controls, p = 0.001; men, -3.0 vs. +0.2 kg in controls, p < 0.001). Exercisers with greater increases in pedometer-measured steps per day had greater decreases in weight, BMI, body fat, and intra-abdominal fat (all p trend < 0.05 in both men and women). Similar trends were observed for increased minutes per day of exercise and for increases in maximal oxygen consumption. DISCUSSION: These data support the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Institute of Medicine guidelines of 60 min/d of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Authors:
Anne McTiernan; Bess Sorensen; Melinda L Irwin; Angela Morgan; Yutaka Yasui; Rebecca E Rudolph; Christina Surawicz; Johanna W Lampe; Paul D Lampe; Kamran Ayub; John D Potter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1930-7381     ISO Abbreviation:  Obesity (Silver Spring)     Publication Date:  2007 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-11     Completed Date:  2007-09-04     Revised Date:  2008-01-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101264860     Medline TA:  Obesity (Silver Spring)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1496-512     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, M4-B402, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA. amctiern@fhcrc.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue*
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Algorithms
Body Composition
Body Fat Distribution
Body Mass Index
Body Weight*
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Sex Characteristics
Single-Blind Method
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG1094/AG/NIA NIH HHS; M01 RR00037/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 CA77572/CA/NCI NIH HHS; T32 CA096/CA/NCI NIH HHS

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