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Oxidation of nonplasma fatty acids during exercise is increased in women with abdominal obesity

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Horowitz, Jeffrey F., Klein, Samuel·2000·Journal of Applied Physiology

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We evaluated plasma fatty acid availability and plasma and whole body fatty acid oxidation during exercise in five lean and five abdominally obese women (body mass index = 21 ± 1 vs. 38 ± 1 kg/m 2), who were matched on aerobic fitness, to test the hypothesis that obesity alters the relative contribution of plasma and nonplasma fatty acids to total energy production during exercise. Subjects exercised on a recumbent cycle ergometer for 90 min at 54% of their peak oxygen consumption. Stable isotope tracer methods ([13 C]palmitate) were used to measure fatty acid rate of appearance in plasma and the rate of plasma fatty acid oxidation, and indirect calorimetry was used to measure whole body substrate oxidation. During exercise, palmitate rate of appearance increased progressively and was similar in obese and lean groups between 60 and 90 min of exercise [3.9 ± 0.4 vs. 4.0 ± 0.3 μmol · kg fat free mass (FFM)−1 · min−1]. The rate of plasma fatty acid oxidation was also similar in obese and lean subjects (12.8 ± 1.7 vs. 14.5 ± 1.8 μmol · kg FFM−1 · min−1; P = not significant). However, whole body fatty acid oxidation during exercise was 25% greater in obese than in lean subjects (21.9 ± 1.2 vs. 17.5 ± 1.6 μmol · kg FFM−1 · min−1; P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that, although plasma fatty acid availability and oxidation are similar during exercise in lean and obese women, women with abdominal obesity use more fat as a fuel by oxidizing more nonplasma fatty acids.

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Authors
Horowitz, J. F., & Klein, S.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Journal of Applied Physiology
Published
2000-12-01
Volume
89
Issue
6
Pages
2276-2282
ISSN
  • 0161-7567 (ISSN-L)
  • 8750-7587
  • 1522-1601
OpenAlex
W2110221236
Cited by
85
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
  • National Institutes of Health (5p41rr000954-34, RR‐00036)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK37948, R01DK037948)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR 00954, RR.00036)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
abdominal obesity, fatty acid oxidation, physical activity, plasma fatty acids, fat oxidation, women, energy metabolism
MeSH terms
Abdomen, Adult, Bicycling, Fatty Acids, Female, Glycerol, Hormones, Humans, Kinetics, Obesity, Osmolar Concentration, Oxidation-Reduction, Exercise

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