We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Effects of Caloric Restriction and Rope-Skipping Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in Young Adults.
- Authors
Tang, Zhaoxie; Ming, Yingan; Wu, Miao; Jing, Jiajia; Xu, Suhua; Li, Hailin; Zhu, Yanna
- Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of calorie restriction (CR), rope-skipping (RS) exercise, and their joint effects on cardiometabolic health in young adults. An 8-week randomized trial was conducted on 46 undergraduates aged 19–21 y from South China. The participants were randomized into the following three groups: Calorie restriction (CR) group (n = 14), Rope-skipping (RS) group (n = 14), and CR plus RS (CR–RS) group (n = 12). At both allocation and the end of the intervention, data on anthropometry, serum metabolic, and inflammatory markers were collected. A total of 40 participants completed the intervention and were included in the analysis. After the 8-week intervention, the participants from the CR group and the CR–RS group reduced in body weight (−1.1 ± 1.7 kg, −1.3 ± 2.0 kg), body mass index (−0.4 ± 0.6 kg/m2, −0.5 ± 0.7 kg/m2), body fat percentage (−1.2 ± 1.6%, −1.7 ± 1.8%), and body fat mass (−1.1 kg (−2.2, −0.3), −1.1 kg (−2.5, −0.4)) compared to the baseline (p < 0.05 or p = 0.051). For metabolic and inflammatory factors, the participants in the CR–RS group showed significant decreases in low density lipoprotein cholesterol (−0.40 mmol/L) and interleukin-8 (−0.73 mmol/L). While all the above markers showed no significant difference among the groups after intervention, in the subgroup of overweight/obese participants (n = 23), the CR–RS group had significantly lower blood pressure, fasting insulin, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-8 levels than the CR or RS groups (p < 0.05). In conclusion, both CR and CR–RS could reduce weight and improve body composition in young adults. More importantly, in those with overweight or obesity, CR–RS intervention might be superior to either CR or RS in improving cardiometabolic health.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; PILOT projects; BIOMARKERS; INTERLEUKINS; OBESITY; BODY weight; ANTHROPOMETRY; INFLAMMATION; LDL cholesterol; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; EXERCISE; TUMOR necrosis factors; STATISTICAL sampling; BODY mass index; INSULIN resistance
- Publication
Nutrients, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 9, p3222
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu13093222