Effect of Protein Supplementation During Diet-Induced Weight Loss on Muscle Mass and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 26(5): 854-861, 2018 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29687650
OBJECTIVE: High protein (particularly leucine-rich whey protein) intake is recommended to mitigate the adverse effect of weight loss on muscle mass. The effectiveness of this approach is unknown. METHODS: Seventy middle-aged (50-65 years old) postmenopausal women with obesity were randomized to (1) weight maintenance (WM), (2) weight loss and the recommended daily allowance for protein (0.8 g/kg/d) (WL group), or (3) weight loss plus whey protein supplementation (total protein: 1.2 g/kg/d) (WL-PS group). Thigh muscle volume and strength were assessed at baseline and after 5% and 10% weight loss in the weight-loss groups and after matched time periods (â¼3 and 6 months, respectively) in the WM group. RESULTS: A 5% weight loss caused a greater decrease in thigh muscle volume in the WL group than the WL-PS group (4.7% ± 0.7% vs. 2.8% ± 0.8%, respectively; P < 0.05). After 10% weight loss, there was no statistically significant difference in muscle mass loss in the two groups, and the total loss was small in both groups (5.5% ± 0.8% and 4.5% ± 0.7%, respectively). The dietary interventions did not affect muscle strength. CONCLUSIONS: Whey protein supplementation during diet-induced weight loss does not have clinically important therapeutic effects on muscle mass or strength in middle-aged postmenopausal women with obesity.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Weight Loss
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Dietary Supplements
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Muscle Strength
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Obesity
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article