Diet high in protein-rich foods with structured sport activity may be useless to lose fat mass and maintain fat-free mass.

Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-04-23 DOI:10.23736/S1121-421X.20.02704-X

Mauro Lombardo, Marco A Perrone, Giovanni Aulisa, Paola Pellegrini, Elvira Padua, Chiara Bellia, Giuseppe Annino, Alfonso Bellia, Massimo Federici, Ferdinando Iellamo

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to demonstrate that a normal protein diet along with minimal sports activity can be enough to lose fat mass and maintain muscle mass.

Methods: All participants were prescribed a hypocaloric nutritionally balanced Mediterranean-style diet tailored to the individual for 8 weeks. Body composition and energy expenditure were measured. Sedentary patients (G1) were only recommended to perform minimal aerobic training, while sport subjects (G2) were prescribed structured physical activity and higher calorie and protein contents in the diet.

Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups for any of the measured parameters.

Conclusions: The models of lifestyle changes that are currently circulating were for the most part ineffective. It does not appear to be necessary to increase the protein content of the diet above that recommended by guidelines in order to lose weight. Even prescribing specific physical activity is not necessary to maintain muscle mass.

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富含蛋白质的饮食和有组织的运动可能对减少脂肪量和保持无脂肪量是无用的。

背景:本研究的目的是证明正常的蛋白质饮食加上最少的运动足以减少脂肪量并保持肌肉量。方法:所有参与者都被规定为个人量身定制的低热量营养均衡的地中海式饮食，为期8周。测量身体成分和能量消耗。久坐不动的患者(G1)只被建议进行最低限度的有氧训练，而运动患者(G2)则被要求进行有组织的身体活动，并在饮食中增加卡路里和蛋白质含量。结果:两组间各项测量参数均无显著差异。结论:目前流行的生活方式改变模型在很大程度上是无效的。为了减肥，似乎没有必要将饮食中的蛋白质含量增加到指南推荐的水平以上。即使规定特定的体育活动也不是保持肌肉质量所必需的。

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