Eficacia y seguridad de una dieta muy baja en calorías en un grupo de mujeres chilenas con sobrepeso u obesidad / Efficacy and safety of a very-low-calorie diet in a group of overweight or obese Chilean women
Rev. méd. Chile
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139(10): 1286-1291, oct. 2011. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Background: Very low calorie diets (VLCDs) have been used to induce a rapid decrease in total body weight. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a VLCD in a group of overweight and obese Chilean women. Material and Methods: Thirty women with a body mass index (BMI) > 27 kg/m2 were enrolled to a 4 weeks intervention with a VLCD (using liquid meal replacement). Anthropometric and metabolic parameters were evaluated at baseline and at the end of the intervention. Results: Twenty five women (83 percent) completed the total intervention period. Average weight loss was 5.7 ± 1.5 kg (-6.9 percent of the initial weight) corresponding to a 34.7 ± 13.4 percent of the excess of weight. Significant improvements in triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (Low Density Lipoproteins) were observed. Insulin resistance determined by Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), decreased significantly from 3.3 ± 1.8 to 2.0 ± 0.9 (p = 0.003). No serious adverse events were reported. Conclusions: Short term use of VLCDs is safe and effective to induce rapid weight loss in Chilean women.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Resistência à Insulina
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Redução de Peso
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Restrição Calórica
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Lipídeos
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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