The aim of this thesis was to determine the synergistic effect of milk and exercise to: promote fat loss while maintaining protein balance and muscle; improve cardiovascular fitness and strength; and to evaluate the short-term adaptations of the inflammatory system and metabolic risk factors in overweight adolescents (boys ages 11-15 years, girls ages 9 to 13 years). A 7-day dietary intervention with 1-h intense exercise was used with randomization to milk (MILK: n=26, 8 male, 18 female) or carbohydrate beverage (CONT; n=29, 12 male, 17 female) post exercise. Both groups received a diet based on their resting energy expenditure. To determine whole body protein balance (WBPB), participants consumed 15N-glycine. Subjects performed a maximal cycling test to determine changes in power and 1-repetition maximum testing to determine changes in strength. Blood was taken to evaluate glucose and insulin; tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 and c-reactive protein ; and blood pressure was measured pre and post intervention. Although body weights did not change, the MILK group maintained more muscle (-0.2 ± 0.6 vs. -0.7 ± 0.8 kg, p<0.01) and had a greater loss in body fat (-0.4 ± 1 vs. 0.5 ± 1.0 %, p<0.006). The changes in body composition were supported by a greater WBPB after training in the MILK group (1.64 ± 1.1 vs. 0.84 ± 0.6, p<0.001). Power increased only in the MILK group with an increase of 0.13 watts/kg (p<0.05) with an increase in V02max that approached significance (p=0.06). Improvements in strength and the blood risk factors were not different between the groups. There was a greater decline in mean arterial pressure in the MILK group (-3 ± 6 mmHg vs. 2 ± 7 mmHg, p< 0.04). The exercise intervention led to an increase in TNF-α in both groups (0.3 ± 0.7 pg/ml vs. 0.5 ± 0.7 pg/ml, p<0.001). These data support the consumption of milk after exercise in the early stages of pediatric obesity treatment. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / The aim of this thesis was to determine if milk and exercise work together to: promote body fat loss while maintaining protein balance and muscle in overweight adolescents; increase fitness and strength; and assess changes in inflammatory markers and disease risk factors. A 7-day diet with 1-hour exercise sessions was performed with milk or a carbohydrate drink. Protein balance was measured by a urine marker. Pre and post the following measures were used: cycling test for power; weight lifting test for strength; blood for disease markers; and blood pressure. After the week, the milk group were in a more positive protein balance, maintained more muscle, had a greater loss in body fat, greater increase in power and lower blood pressure compared to the carbohydrate group. Some of the inflammatory markers increased in both groups. Exercise combined with the nutrients from milk can have a positive effect on adolescent health.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/18081 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Gillis, Linda |
| Contributors | Timmons, Brian, Phillips, Stuart, Kinesiology |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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