The purpose of this study was to determine effects of diet composition and exercise on the loss and maintenance of loss of body weight and body fat; and the protection of muscle in obese subjects. Ten subjects who were members of the Ball State University (BSU) Adult Fitness Program and/or the BSU Weight Management Program, and who were at least 120 percent of ideal body weight, participated in the one-year study.Three-day diet records collected at four-month intervals were assessed using the Nutriplanner computer data base to determine energy and nutrient composition of subjects' diets. Measures of weight, triceps skinfolds (TSF), and arm circumference were collected at three-month intervals to assess changes in weight, arm fat area (AFA), and arm muscle area (AMA). Adherence to exercise was reported by participants.The findings of this study showed that obese subjects who consumed low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets while adhering to an exercise program lost, or tended to lose, more weight and arm fat area, while experiencing an increase in arm muscle area. Further studies in this area of research are needed to assess the effects of diet composition, exclusive of exercise, on changes in fat and muscle area. In addition, work is needed to develop more reliable means of assessing food intake over an extended period of time.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/183214 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | Brown, Joyce Annette |
| Contributors | Ropeke, Judith B. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 74 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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