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Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis
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There are number of means of methods to alter body composition, and metabolic issues, available for the adult who is overfat. The following is a systematic review and meta-analysis focused on comparing changes from treatment program for adults who are overfat based on analysis of aggregated effect size (ES) of inducing changes. So as to determine the relative effectiveness of such protocols and intervention plans of choice. This tiered meta-analysis of 66-population based studies, and 162-studywise groups, a clear pattern of ES being established across and within treatments. First, hypocaloric balance is necessary for changing body composition, but the effectiveness for establishing imbalance does not equate with the effectiveness for body compositional changes, or any biomarkers associated with metabolic issues. With analysis showing that there is a necessity to include exercise in combination with diet effectively elicit changes in body composition and biomarkers of metabolic issues. More importantly, the combination, resistance training (RT) was more effective than endurance training (ET) or combination of RT and ET, particularly when progressive training volume of 2-to-3 sets for 6-to-10 reps at an intensity of ≥75% 1RM, utilizing whole body and free-weight exercises, at altering body compositional measures (ES of 0.47, 0.30, and 0.40 for loss of BM, FM, and retention of FFM respectively) and reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86) and low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60). Additionally RT was more effective at reducing fasting insulin levels (ES = 3.5) than ET or ET and RT. Even though generally lower ES than RT, the inclusion of ET was more effective when performed at high intensity (e.g. ≥70% VO 2max or HR max for 30-minutes 3-4x’s/wk), or in an interval training style than when utilizing the relatively common prescribed method of low-to-moderate (e.g., 50-70% VO 2max or HR max for at least equal time) steady state method, ES of 0.35, 0.39, and 0.13 for BM, FM, and FFM respectively. Thus indicating that focus of treatment should be on producing a large metabolic stress (as induced by RT or high levels of ET) rather than an energetic imbalance for adults who are overfat.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis of 66 population-based studies and 162 study groups found that exercise-containing treatments, especially resistance training combined with diet, generally produced larger effect sizes for body composition and some metabolic markers than diet alone. The paper argues treatment focus should be on producing metabolic stress rather than assumed acute energetic imbalance.
Key findings
- Resistance training (RT) was more effective than endurance training (ET) or combined RT+ET for altering body composition, particularly with progressive training of 2–3 sets for 6–10 reps at ≥75% 1RM using whole-body and free-weight exercises: ES 0.47 for body mass loss, 0.30 for fat mass loss, and 0.40 for fat-free mass retention.
- RT was also more effective for reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86), low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60), and fasting insulin (ES = 3.5) than ET or ET+RT.
- High-intensity or interval ET was more effective than low-to-moderate steady-state ET, with ES of 0.35 for body mass, 0.39 for fat mass, and 0.13 for fat-free mass.
- Hypocaloric balance was necessary for changing body composition, but the effectiveness for establishing energetic imbalance did not equate with effectiveness for body compositional changes or associated biomarkers.
Methods
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of human population-based studies retrieved from PubMed, EBSCO Host (CINAHL, SPORTDiscus), and Scopus, with inclusion criteria requiring adults aged 18–65 years classified as overweight or obese, chronic interventions of at least 4 weeks, and randomized assignment to training/control or intervention order.
- A total of 66 studies and 162 study groups were included; 32 studies indicated a control group for pooled therapeutic effect size analysis.
- Standardized effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals were calculated and pooled across treatment categories (diet only, diet+ET, diet+RT, diet+ET+RT, ET only, RT only), with 2×2 χ² analyses used to compare response levels by treatment, exercise subtype, diet type, and intervention length.
Limitations
- Stated: too few studies examined anabolic hormones such as testosterone and growth hormone without pharmaceutical intervention, limiting speculation about the extent or timeframe of hormonal changes.
- Stated: energetic imbalance was generally assumed rather than directly measured; very few protocols directly measured the energetic shift from exercise sessions or recovery, and no reviewed study directly measured it.
- Evident from the text: studies were pooled regardless of intervention duration or unique characteristics, many cells had insufficient responses for pooled ES or CI, and several comparisons relied on trends or borderline significance (e.g., p = 0.055, p = 0.06–0.12).
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“First, hypocaloric balance is necessary for changing body composition, but the effectiveness for establishing imbalance does not equate with the effectiveness for body compositional changes, or any biomarkers associated with metabolic issues.”
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“Even though generally lower ES than RT, the inclusion of ET was more effective when performed at high intensity (e.g. ≥70% VO2max or HRmax for 30-minutes 3-4x’s/wk), or in an interval training style than when utilizing the relatively common prescribed method of low-to-moderate (e.g., 50-70% VO2max or HRmax for at least equal time) steady state method, ES of 0.35, 0.39, and 0.13 for BM, FM, and FFM”
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“Additionally RT was more effective at reducing fasting insulin levels (ES = 3.5) than ET or ET and RT.”
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“Interestingly, there were differences noted between effects favoring the combination of diet with ET versus diet alone for alterations in body mass (χ2 = 3.09, p = 0.055).”
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“When examining the effect of ET, when separated from the aspect of additional diet intervention, ET alone appears to less effective to allow for the retention of FFM than dieting alone, or in a combination with use of diet (χ2 = 7.458, p < 0.01).”
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“Furthermore, there were very few differences in the pooled effect size versus the diet only intervention, with difference in ES for changes of adiponectin and leptin being elicited by the use of RT, either with or without diet, trending toward significant difference, χ2 = 3.085 (p = 0.07) and χ2 = 3.45 (p = 0.06), respectively.”
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“Along with males indicated has having a greater level of effectiveness relative to females for loss of FM and retention of FFM following an intervention of diet with combination of both ET and RT (χ2 = 3.64, p < 0.05).”
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“And differences indicate an effectiveness favoring for the combination of diet with RT versus diet along for reduction in FM (χ2 = 3.8, p < 0.05) and retention of FFM (χ2 = 6.7, p < 0.0001).”
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“Lastly, as related to changes in caloric (energetic) balance there were no differences noted between any of the pooled ES for the assumed differences in energetic balance across the various treatment interventions.”
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“Along with males indicated has having a greater level of effectiveness relative to females for loss of FM and retention of FFM following an intervention of diet with combination of both ET and RT (χ2 = 3.64, p < 0.05).”
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“Where males tend to have a larger pooled ES for responses to diet with RT retention of FFM and reduction in FM relative to female groups (χ2 = 3.94, and 3.64, p < 0.05, respectively).”
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“Yet trended toward favoring ET for effectiveness in changes seen in HDL (χ2 = 2.842, p = 0.089).”
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“Furthermore, there were very few differences in the pooled effect size versus the diet only intervention, with difference in ES for changes of adiponectin and leptin being elicited by the use of RT, either with or without diet, trending toward significant difference, χ2 = 3.085 (p = 0.07) and χ2 = 3.45 (p = 0.06), respectively.”
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“With no significant difference noted between the effectiveness for diet with ET or diet with RT for alterations to BM, but a difference for effectiveness that favors RT over ET for FFM retention (χ2 = 10.15, p < 0.01).”
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“While females trended toward having a larger pooled ES for responses to diet alone, χ2 = 2.09 (p = 0.11), and in combination to ET for reduction in total body mass, χ2 = 1.94 (p = 0.12), and FM, χ2 = 3.1 (p = 0.09), but not FFM.”
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“While females trended toward having a larger pooled ES for responses to diet alone, χ2 = 2.09 (p = 0.11), and in combination to ET for reduction in total body mass, χ2 = 1.94 (p = 0.12), and FM, χ2 = 3.1 (p = 0.09), but not FFM.”
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“Additionally, there were no differences noted on the pooled effect for treatment based on the gender of the participant groups for any of the treatment intervention options.”
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“While the use of RT, both alone as well as in combination with diet provides greater stimulus for retention of FFM (χ2 = 3.5, p < 0.05).”
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“While there were no differences noted between the therapeutic effectiveness for treatment in the responses to either CRP or TNF-α between any of the combinations for interventions.”
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“With no significant difference noted between the effectiveness for diet with ET or diet with RT for alterations to BM, but a difference for effectiveness that favors RT over ET for FFM retention (χ2 = 10.15, p < 0.01).”
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“Where males tend to have a larger pooled ES for responses to diet with RT retention of FFM and reduction in FM relative to female groups (χ2 = 3.94, and 3.64, p < 0.05, respectively).”
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“The responses invoked by RT, whether alone or in combination with diet, showed a greater effectiveness for eliciting changes in TC and LDL relative to the diet only options (χ2 = 7.18, 4.95, respectively) and trends toward significance for HDL (χ2 = 3.38, p = 0.068).”
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“Furthermore, there were very few differences in the pooled effect size versus the diet only intervention, with difference in ES for changes of adiponectin and leptin being elicited by the use of RT, either with or without diet, trending toward significant difference, χ2 = 3.085 (p = 0.07) and χ2 = 3.45 (p = 0.06), respectively.”
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“However there was a trend for women utilizing ET in combination with diet for having a great effect in the changes in HDL levels versus those seen in men (χ2 = 2.0, p = 0.12).”
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“And differences indicate an effectiveness favoring for the combination of diet with RT versus diet along for reduction in FM (χ2 = 3.8, p < 0.05) and retention of FFM (χ2 = 6.7, p < 0.0001).”
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“But showed no difference to the responses invoked by ET, either with or without the combination of diet.”
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“Similar to the changes seen with blood lipids, effectiveness for eliciting positive changes to adipokines (adiponectin and leptin) or cytokines (c-reactive protein (CRP), TNF-α) of interest were noted occurring from all treatment interventions.”
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“While females trended toward having a larger pooled ES for responses to diet alone, χ2 = 2.09 (p = 0.11), and in combination to ET for reduction in total body mass, χ2 = 1.94 (p = 0.12), and FM, χ2 = 3.1 (p = 0.09), but not FFM.”
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“While females trended toward having a larger pooled ES for responses to diet alone, χ2 = 2.09 (p = 0.11), and in combination to ET for reduction in total body mass, χ2 = 1.94 (p = 0.12), and FM, χ2 = 3.1 (p = 0.09), but not FFM.”
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“The responses invoked by RT, whether alone or in combination with diet, showed a greater effectiveness for eliciting changes in TC and LDL relative to the diet only options (χ2 = 7.18, 4.95, respectively) and trends toward significance for HDL (χ2 = 3.38, p = 0.068).”
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“The responses invoked by RT, whether alone or in combination with diet, showed a greater effectiveness for eliciting changes in TC and LDL relative to the diet only options (χ2 = 7.18, 4.95, respectively) and trends toward significance for HDL (χ2 = 3.38, p = 0.068).”
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“While the use of ET either alone, or in combination with diet, show no difference for effectiveness at eliciting changes blood lipids (TC, LDL and TG) versus the changes elicited by a diet only intervention.”
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“While the diet only intervention did have a positive impact on TC and HDL levels”
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“there appears to be a pattern where the induction for changes in lipid profiles cannot be established through the use of ET only for all measures.”
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“there is also a very interesting finding that therapeutic interventions may actually induce elevations in certain lipids.”
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“As far as changes in TG, diet with combination of RT appears be the least effective for inducing changes relative to either the diet only or the diet with combination of ET”
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“the treatment interventions that combined diet with ET induced a much larger ES, Figure 4, for measures TC and LDL.”
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“With respect to the combination of diet and RT, this intervention appears to be able to induce favorable adaptions in, measurements of both FM and FFM (χ2 = 9.24 and χ2 = 8.02, p < 0.01, respectively).”
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“In continuation with what was noted in the pooled therapeutic effect size, a trend toward gender difference for effectiveness of treatment was noted in the change in FFM for the utilization of diet with RT only in male groups versus female counterparts (χ2 = 3.3, p = 0.06).”
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“While a diet alone treatment did induce a beneficial treatment effect following intervention. It was not more effective than other treatments at inducing changes in FM, see Figure 2.”
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“it has only minimal impact on either LDL or TG levels”
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“diet with combination of RT was able to produce a much lager ES for these measures in comparison to those induced by diet with combination of ET, for each of these measures”
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“While producing equivalent ES for body mass changes as either diet alone, or diet in combination with ET, see Figure 2.”
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“With respect to the combination of diet and RT, this intervention appears to be able to induce favorable adaptions in, measurements of both FM and FFM (χ2 = 9.24 and χ2 = 8.02, p < 0.01, respectively).”
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“Interestingly, there were no differences noted showing a favor toward the combination of diet with both ET and RT versus the other intervention methods.”
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“RT is the only intervention that appears to be slightly more effective than diet alone or diet in combination of ET for changes in HDL and TG”
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“In comparison of body compositional changes based on the method of intervention, as would be expected, there are effect size differences in treatment responses that favor the combination of intervention methods.”
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“Additionally, there were no differences between gender groups that would indicate a greater effectiveness of a treatment methodology for a specific gender grouping.”
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“Eliciting energetic imbalance indicates a pattern that favors an intervention that is a combination of diet with any type of exercise versus that of either diet, or exercise, alone, Figure 3.”
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“ET appears to be effective at inducing a larger loss of FFM relative to diet with combination of RT (χ2 = 6.531, p = 0.01).”
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“While the combination of diet and ET was not as effective as any of the other treatments with respect to changing of body composition.”
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“diet in combination with RT induces a larger ES in TC, HDL, LDL and TG changes relative to those changes seen in diet only treatments”
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“Furthermore, the treatment ES for energetic imbalance for the combination of diet and ET were more favorable than any other treatment intervention combinations.”
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“There were highly variable responses for effectiveness for each treatment method to induce changes to circulating levels of adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α, or CRP”
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“And is better than the diet only option for treatment (ES of 0.26, 0.59, 0.29, 0.86, 0.33 for adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α, CRP and IL-6 respectively).”
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“there were no indication for a more effective means to change cytokine or adipokine levels with the utilization of diet in combination with both ET and RT.”
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“When combined with diet, exercise interventions were more effective at inducing responses in body compositional changes than either an exercise, or diet, alone option for intervention.”
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“With the use of a high protein diet, indicated here as a diet with >1.5 g protein*kg−1body mass (>25% of total kcal/d), in a hypocaloric model inducing a larger effect for body compositional changes relative to any of the other diet methods, ES of 0.60, 0.54, 0.38 for loss of body mass, FM and retention of FFM respectively.”
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“there is an indication for favoring higher intensity RT at an ES of 0.47 for BM, of 0.30 for FM and 0.40 for FFM, respectively to any of the ET protocols, ET and RT combination or lower intensity RT.”
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“analysis of effectiveness showed preference of favor toward RT rather than the classically recommended ET at being more effective to elicit beneficial changes.”
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“the changes induced in CRP and TNF-α, Figures 8, 9 and 10, were nearly identical, i.e. ES that crosses 0, for differences in effectiveness for changes between diet alone, or diet in combination with exercise”
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“The effectiveness for exercise becomes more pronounced with higher levels of intensity of exercise regardless of the methodology employed”
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“The most prominently reported hormones and cytokine signal throughout the studies was insulin, followed by adiponectin, leptin, IL-6, CRP, and TNF-α.”
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“ES for eliciting changes in insulin, Figure 7, indicates that ET in combination with diet (or as a stand-alone intervention) induces a lower effect than diet alone.”
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“the lower carbohydrate and higher protein model lead to a greater effect in changes to blood lipids and cytokines (adiponectin and leptin) with an ES of 0.60, 2.14, 0.59, and 0.77, for TC, HDL, adiponectin and leptin respectively.”
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“higher intensity training once again elicited a greater effect in the responses than lower intensities (ES of 0.66, 0.3, 0.42, 1.15, 0.92 for adiponectin, leptin, TNF-α, CRP and IL-6 respectively).”
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“the addition of exercise provided stimulus for responses that are at least as effective as any diet-only method for altering body composition”
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“And all were more effective than the exercise alone treatments.”
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“There was a gender difference to response and effectiveness indicated within the analysis for insulin changes, with treatments appearing to be more effective in male groupings than in female groups.”
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“RT induced a greater ES for changes in IL-6 and CRP relative to ET, at higher (ES of 0.27 and 1.34, respectively) and lower intensities (ES of 0.36 and 0.76, respectively).”
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“the combination of a high level of training intensity (regardless of method of exercise, ET or RT or ET and RT, or in combination with diet or not) induced a greater effect on the level of energetic imbalance than a lower level of training intensity.”
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“diet alone and in combination with ET, were more effective than what was seen with changes induced by the incorporation of RT for changes to adiponectin and leptin”
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“there were no gender differences indicated throughout the analysis of ES for any of the changes to the level of cytokines or adipokines following treatments, regardless of the methodology employed.”
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“elicited greater effectiveness at inducing changes to body composition, insulin levels, blood lipids, and cytokines (adiponectin, CRP, IL-6), with an ES of 0.49, 0.66, 0.37, 0.50, 0.75, 0.78, 0.75, 0.66, 1.15, and 0.92 for BM, FM, FFM, Insulin, TC, LDL, TG, adiponectin, CRP, and IL-6 respectively.”
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“the high-protein (regardless of carbohydrate modification) diet was more effective than the simply having a hypocaloric, or the traditional low fat, diet within the spectrum of diet options examined, ES of 0.49.”
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“diet with RT was not only more effective at altering BM in the most beneficial pattern (i.e. reduction of FM with retention of FFM), without regard to level of training, versus any of the other categorization of the methods for exercise.”
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“the effectiveness for inducing changes in caloric imbalance does not match the effectiveness to induce body compositional changes for the adult that is overfat.”
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“With only a few indicated changes in resting metabolic rate related to either the hypocaloric diet or exercise or combination therein.”
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“there are patterns of responses indicating a spectrum of effectiveness, within and across the various methods of diet, exercise or combination of diet with exercise.”
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“And is seen even more so when combined with an exercise programs, ES of 0.77.”
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“becomes more effective at higher levels of stimulation RT (e.g., >75-80% 1RM for at least 3 sets with repetition ranges of 5-to-10 with 60-to-90 second rest intervals) at inducing changes in body composition that leads to the reduction of BM and FM, while retaining (and in some cases increases of) FFM for the individual who is overfat.”
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“dieting alone is shown to be overall less effective than any of the exercise or diet in combination with exercise modalities.”
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“And when employed at even lower levels of stimulation (e.g., <70% 1RM, single set for at least 12 repetitions, use of pneumatic or selectorized machines, and performance of circuit resistance training) RT provides responses that mimic the ES from ET, or the combination to ET and RT.”
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“This difference in treatment effectiveness is reversed with incorporation of the high protein/low carbohydrate diet with combination of exercise where RT is more effective than ET, regardless of intensity (ES of 3.5).”
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“this difference in effectiveness becomes even more pronounced in favor of the higher intensity exercise protocols (regardless of using ET or RT).”
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“the combination of diet with exercise (especially RT) being more effective than diet or diet with ET in reduction of body mass and fat mass while retaining of FFM following treatment.”
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“there is a favor toward use of RT is seen with eliciting reductions of blood lipids levels, TC, LDL and TG, relative to either dieting alone, or in combination of diet with ET.”
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“the relative changes in absolute values note an increase in testosterone and growth hormone that seem to not be related to the intervention used, but instead changes in FM following treatment.”
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“There were too few studies that looked at these changes in relation to the treatments that were used, that did not involve a pharmaceutical intervention.”
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“exercise was more effective at inducing changes in fasting insulin levels than diet.”
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“there appears to be no relationship between any treatments effectiveness for inducing acute changes in energetic balance with the effectiveness for induced responses to body composition or biomarkers of health from said treatment program.”
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“protocols utilizing exercise were more effective than those that employed just a hypocaloric diet.”
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“And are at least as effective for changing hormonal levels and blood lipid profiles.”
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“the use of ET (both alone and in combination with diet or in conjunction of diet and RT) was more effective than RT (either when used alone or in combination with diet) for eliciting changes in insulin.”
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“the use of higher-intensity exercise was more effective than lower-intensity exercise without regard to diet selection.”
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“there are differences in effectiveness noted between RT and ET. This is seen regardless of being utilized alone or with modification to diet, or based on the intensities of training.”
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“Analysis of effectiveness of responses both within and between interventions differences for treatment options modalities (e.g., diet, exercise, or combination therein) along with submodality of treatment (e.g., high intensity versus low intensity, high protein/low carbohydrate diets) indicate a continuum of effectiveness.”
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“the combination of diet with RT was only intervention that provided a pooled therapeutic ES that did not elicit the possibility of no response (i.e. crosses a point of ES = 0) from treatment relative to the control.”
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“if utilized as a stand alone intervention, diets can be effective if hypocaloric and comprised of a higher percentage of total caloric intake from protein, with an expectation for at least 55% of the population showing a beneficial response from the intervention.”
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“With RT producing a greater level of effectiveness for altering these measures, especially when RT is progressive and periodized with a training volume of 2-to-3 sets at 6-to-10 reps with an intensity of ≥75% 1RM and a rest interval of 60–90 seconds, and utilizes whole body (and free-weight) exercises.”
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“First, hypocaloric balance is necessary for changing body composition, but the effectiveness for establishing imbalance does not equate with the effectiveness for body compositional changes, or any biomarkers associated with metabolic issues.”
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“With analysis showing that there is a necessity to include exercise in combination with diet effectively elicit changes in body composition and biomarkers of metabolic issues.”
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“The greatest impact of these changes appears to be related to alterations in sex hormone (i.e. testosterone and androgens), growth hormone, and a host of adipokines [29,34-46].”
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“Where these improvements appear to stem from a number of endocrinological changes that occur with both expression of overfatness and following exposure to exercise that ultimately alters the health status for the individual who is overfat [18,19,26,28,30,32-34].”
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“and evidence for greater change in body composition from utilization of resistance exercise, both with and without conjunction with hypocaloric diet [51].”
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“And are reversed with exposure to physical activity (e.g., exercise) with speculation that resistance exercise may provide the greatest impact on reversing such issues [28,47-50]”
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“Such findings indicate that all treatments provide an effective means to elicit change relative to status at start of treatment or to the control treatment.”
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“In comparison of blood lipid profiles, e.g., total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and triglycerides (TG), all treatment options once again provided an effective means for change relative to either the pre-intervention status or in comparison to the control conditon.”
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“a hypocaloric high-protein/low carbohydrate diet appears to generate the greatest ES for change relative to all hypocaloric, and low fat, diets.”
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“the analysis of ES pooled across studies in aggregate indicate here is that what has been the general classically recommend treatment for overfatness, and associated diseases, may not actually be the most effective.”
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“the issue of overfatness is one that is highly complex. Where there a variety of interconnected factors at play beyond the simplistic caloric balance issue”
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“one of the key indicators for metabolic health issues for adults that are overfat is high levels of circulating insulin”
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“utilizing RT can be a more effective treatment for reversing insulin resistance”
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“when combined with the combination of a high protein/low carbohydrate diet, RT exercise (regardless of level of intensity) can be significantly more effective than the standard ET recommendations.”
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“it appears that the better means for prescription of exercise is at the higher levels of training intensities.”
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“there is an indication that RT is a viable option for the adult who is overfat and does not self-select towards an ET mode of exercise”
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“More importantly, the combination, resistance training (RT) was more effective than endurance training (ET) or combination of RT and ET, particularly when progressive training volume of 2-to-3 sets for 6-to-10 reps at an intensity of ≥75% 1RM, utilizing whole body and free-weight exercises, at altering body compositional measures (ES of 0.47, 0.30, and 0.40 for loss of BM, FM, and retention of FFM”
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“and reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86) and low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60).”
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“and reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86) and low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60).”
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“and reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86) and low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60).”
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“Interestingly, while the combination of diet with ET and RT was more effective then either a diet alone or exercise alone it was less effective then either ET or RT in combination with diet at inducing an energetic imbalance.”
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“favor higher intensity ET at an ES for 0.35 for BM and 0.39 for FM but not for retention of FFM 0.13 relative to lower intensity ET.”
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“comparisons between exercise intensities within the ET and the RT protocols, indicated favor toward ET (ES of 0.66, 1.13, 0.61, and 0.96 for TC, HDL, LDL, and TG respectively), and RT (ES of 0.85, 0.86, and 0.60 for TC, LDL, and TG respectively).”
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“RT protocols produced a greater ES for changes in adiponectin for higher intensities (ES of 0.74), but not for lower (ES of −1.14) with no differences noted for changes in leptin, relative to ET.”
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“lower fat diet was less effective when compared to either a glycemically controlled diet, or the high protein/low carbohydrate diet for the change of any body compositional measures, ES of −0.64. Especially in relation to the high protein/low carbohydrate diet, ES of −1.04.”
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“There were gender differences noted for effectiveness of treatment for HDL and TG but not for LDL or TC, both of which indicate a larger effectiveness for treatment in female grouping versus male counterparts.”
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“the use of RT either alone, or in combination with diet, was more effective than diet alone it was less effective than ET or the combination of diet with ET and RT”
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“very few protocols directly measure the imbalance and no study reviewed on the topic directly measured the energetic shift from either the exercise sessions, the recovery from said sessions.”
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“the use of a ET alone, or in combination with RT, and in combination with diet interventions were not more effect than the combination of RT with diet”
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“ET appeared to have its greatest effect when either in an interval style of ET, or at higher intensities of at ≥75% VO2max (or HRmax/peak), while not at the traditionally recommended moderate (e.g., 55-75% VO2max, or HRmax/peak) steady-state ET for response to changes in BM and FM, but not for changes in FFM.”
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“all treatments offer a small degree of effectiveness for altering lipid profiles for the individual who is overfat.”
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“there is limited analysis to speculate either to the extent, beyond expected changes toward normal levels, or time frame for changes within anabolic hormones for adults who are overfat.”
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“trends in the data towards the use of exercise (ET, RT or combination thereof) either alone or in combination with diet for effectiveness of treatment over the use of simple dietary interventions.”
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“the combination of diet and exercise was more effective than diet alone or exercise alone.”
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“these responses were highly variable and most of the indications for effectiveness, both as a therapeutic effect and treatment effect, near that point of zero difference in effect (i.e. ES = 0).”
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“diet combined with RT induced an almost equal level of effectiveness to that of diet alone. With both indicated as being less effective than the combination of diet with ET or the combination of diet with ET and RT.”
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“For those who self-select toward ET, it appears that ET is more effective when performed at high intensity (e.g., ≥70% VO2max, or HRmax) steady-state method or as an interval training style (based on ES calculated gives an expectations of at least 40% of the population showing beneficial responses to intervention).”
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“when exercise is utilized at appropriate intensities (i.e. higher levels) both ET and RT provides an effective stimulus to alter TNF-α, CRP, leptin and adiponectin levels that all indicate a reduction in the risk for cardiovascular disease and improved metabolic flexibility for the adult who is overfat.”
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“While others [4,9-12] have indicated the responses are more related to an energetic imbalance (e.g., kcal/day, kJ/day) between dietary caloric load and expenditure from activity that results from the intervention of choice (e.g., diet, exercise, or combination therein) than the actual intervention for the adult who is overfat.”
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“several authors [4-9] have previously noted that there are limited differences in results for absolute changes in body composition with comparison between the various methodologies employed for treatment of weight issues for an individual who is overfat.”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Hansen D, Dendale P, Berger J, van Loon LJC, Meeusen R. The effects of exercise training on fat-mass loss in obese patients during energy intake restriction. Sports Med. 2007;37:31–46. source
- Not checked yetcites [5] Hainer V, Toplak H, Mitrakou A. Treatment modalities of obesity: what fits whom? Diabetes Care. 2008;31 Suppl 2:S269–77. source
- Not checked yetcites [6] Lee DC, Sui X, Blair SN. Does physical activity ameliorate the health hazards of obesity? Br J Sports Med. 2009;43:49–51. source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Strasser B, Spreitzer A, Haber P. Fat loss depends on energy deficit only, independently of the method for weight loss. Ann Nutr Metab. 2007;51:428–32. source
- Not checked yetcites [8] Varady KA, Bhutani S, Klempel MC, Kroeger CM. Comparison of effects of diet versus exercise weight loss regimens on LDL and HDL particle size in obese adults. Lipids Health Dis. 2011;10:119. source
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“Something that has become evident in the low attrition rates within many exercise programs and the high rate of repeated hypocaloric diet attempts [13-16].”
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Brock DW, Irving BA, Gower B, Hunter GR. Differences emerge in visceral adipose tissue accumulation after selection for innate cardiovascular fitness. Int J Obesity (2005). 2011;35;2:309–12. source
- Not checked yetcites [14] Eriksson JG. Exercise and the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. An update. Sports Med. 1999;27:381–91. source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Fogelholm M. How physical activity can work? Int J Pediatr Obes. 2008;3 Suppl 1:10–4. source
- Not checked yetcites [16] Hooper LE, Foster-Schubert KE, Weigle DS, Sorensen B, Ulrich CM, McTiernan A. Frequent intentional weight loss is associated with higher ghrelin and lower glucose and androgen levels in postmenopausal women. Nutri Res (New York, NY). 2010;30:163–70. source
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“Even if it is well understood that altering any health behaviors leads to a reduction in the risk factors for preventable non-communicable diseases [18,20,26-33].”
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Bruunsgaard H. Physical activity and modulation of systemic low-level inflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 2005;78:819–35. source
- Not checked yetcites [20] Duncan GE. The “fit but fat” concept revisited: population-based estimates using NHANES. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010;7:47. source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Booth FW, Gordon SE, Carlson CJ, Hamilton MT. Waging war on modern chronic diseases: primary prevention through exercise biology. J Appl Physiol (Bethesda, Md : 1985). 2000;88:774–87. source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Clark JE. Role of resistance training in obesity treatments. 1st International Conference on Obesity, OMICS. Philadelphia, PA, 2012.
- Not checked yetcites [28] Clark JE, Goon DT. The roles of resistance training for treatment of obesity related health issue and for changing health status of the individual who is overfat or obese: A review. J Sports Med Phys Fit. 2015;55(3):205–22.
- Not checked yetcites [29] Fantuzzi G. Adipose tissue, adipokines, and inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;115:911–9. quiz 920. source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Hood DA, Irrcher I, Ljubicic V, Joseph A-M. Coordination of metabolic plasticity in skeletal muscle. J Exp Biol. 2006;209:2265–75. source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Matheson EM, King DE, Everett CJ. Healthy lifestyle habits and mortality in overweight and obese individuals. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25:9–15. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Mathur N, Pedersen BK. Exercise as a mean to control low-grade systemic inflammation. Mediators Inflamm. 2008;2008:109502. source
- Not checked yetcites [33] Müssig K, Remer T, Maser-Gluth C. Brief review: Glucocorticoid excretion in obesity. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010;121(3–5):589–93. source
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“And a methodological bias in the employment of exercise that leads to an over recommendation of a single type of exercise based on personal preference [27,55-57].”
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Clark JE. Role of resistance training in obesity treatments. 1st International Conference on Obesity, OMICS. Philadelphia, PA, 2012.
- Not checked yetcites [55] American Heart Association Nutritional Committee, Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Brands M, Carnethon M, Daniels S, et al. Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee. Circulation. 2006;114:82–96. source
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Booth FW, Laye MJ. Lack of adequate appreciation of physical exercise’s complexities can pre-empt appropriate design and interpretation in scientific discovery. J Physiol Lond. 2009;587:5527–39. source
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“With low utilization of healthy behaviors eliciting changes indicated to increase the risk for the development of metabolic issues, which may culminate in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), and are readily associated with reduced work capacity and anabolic hormone response for the individual who is overfat [18,26,27].”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [26] Booth FW, Gordon SE, Carlson CJ, Hamilton MT. Waging war on modern chronic diseases: primary prevention through exercise biology. J Appl Physiol (Bethesda, Md : 1985). 2000;88:774–87. source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Clark JE. Role of resistance training in obesity treatments. 1st International Conference on Obesity, OMICS. Philadelphia, PA, 2012.
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“were retrieved from electronic database search engines (PubMed, EBSCO Host (CINAHL, SPORTDiscus) and Scopus) using the following key words in combination with each other”
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“Study population was either identified as either “overweight” or “obese” by authors or was indicated within the study as meeting at least 1 of the classification metrics for being overweight or obese (i.e. BMI > 25 kg/m3 or WHO levels of %BF for classification based on age and gender)”
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“Published in English or translation of article available”
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“Indication of use of dietary supplement, or pharmacological dosing of anabolic or androgenic hormones.”
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“Publication was a review article”
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“Study design examined strictly acute responses (i.e., single exercise bout, or intervention lastly fewer than 4 weeks in duration)”
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“Study design did not randomly assign subjects to a training group or control, or order of intervention”
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“Comparison of responses must not come from the absolute value for changes indicated by each study, but as performed here through the aggregation of responses based on the pooled effect for ES that over the sum of all studies. Thus reflecting a more reliable overall effectiveness and provide a greater insight into the treatment phenomenon being offered [22,23].”
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“Population age could be classified as adolescent, or juvenile, (average age < 18 years of age) and/or elderly (average age > 65 years of age)”
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“pooled ES and confidence intervals (CI.95) of ES for each measure of interest was determined to examine the overall effect relative to a case of no change (i.e. CI.95 crossing zero within the 95% of all expected scores)”
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“Study population either failed to meet metrics for classification as “obese” or “overweight”, or was indicated to have secondary disease (e.g., cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease) or had populations indicated to have history of metabolic variables and concurrent treatments (e.g., smoking, pharmacologically controlled type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular diseases) that might co”
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“Results did not report absolute changes in hormones or body mass following intervention”
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“Published original research from January 1980-April 2013”
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“Utilized only human participants with reported average age for volunteers ranging from 18 and 65 years of age during the duration for the experiment”
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“Study design utilized an animal model for the problem”
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“This tiered meta-analysis of 66-population based studies, and 162-studywise groups”
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“From the initial abstracts screened, a total of 66 studies were included in the meta-analysis, from which 162 study groups were included for comparison of responses within the review.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Abstract
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“Each included study was then classified by parameter of measurement and method, along with categorization of the method, of therapeutic intervention”
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“study data (reported means and standard deviation/error for measures of interest, number of subjects in each study groups, duration of study) were entered into database for subsequent analysis”
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“Studies compared at least two conditions (either within subject cross-over design or comparison to a control or basal/baseline) and involved random assignment to training group(s) or control and to the order or method of training”
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“Study designs examined chronic adaptations (i.e. multiple training sessions, or interventions lasting at least 4 weeks in duration)”
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“This standardized ES across all studies was undertaken in an effort to control for difference in methods of measurement and distinct (unique) qualified differences in the therapeutic interventions (see Table 1).”
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“Based on the premise for comparing ES previously utilized [58-60], for each of the measures of interest based on the therapeutic intervention (Figure 1).”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Methods
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- Not checked yetcites [58] Becker B. Synthesizing stanardized mean-changing measures. Br J Math Stat Psychol. 1988;41:257–78. source
- Not checked yetcites [59] Krieger JW. Single vs. multiple sets of resistance exercise for muscle hypertrophy: a meta-analysis. J Strength Cond Res. 2010;24:1150–9. source
- Not checked yetcites [60] Morris S, DeShon RP. Combining effect size estimates in meta-analysis with repeated measures and independent-groups designs. Psychol Methods. 2002;7:105–25. source
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“The changes elicited in humoral factors (e.g., hormone/cytokines, blood lipids and biomarkers of inflammation) are necessary for improvement in health status that many have previously discussed in a number of reviews on this topic [18-21,26,31,32,34,42].”
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Bruunsgaard H. Physical activity and modulation of systemic low-level inflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 2005;78:819–35. source
- Not checked yetcites [19] Clark JE. An overview of the contribution of fatness and fitness factors, and the role of exercise, in the formation of health status for individuals who are overweight. J Diab Metab Disord. 2012;11:19. source
- Not checked yetcites [20] Duncan GE. The “fit but fat” concept revisited: population-based estimates using NHANES. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010;7:47. source
- Not checked yetcites [21] McAuley PA, Blair SN. Obesity paradoxes. J Sports Sci. 2011;29:773–82. source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Booth FW, Gordon SE, Carlson CJ, Hamilton MT. Waging war on modern chronic diseases: primary prevention through exercise biology. J Appl Physiol (Bethesda, Md : 1985). 2000;88:774–87. source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Matheson EM, King DE, Everett CJ. Healthy lifestyle habits and mortality in overweight and obese individuals. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25:9–15. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Mathur N, Pedersen BK. Exercise as a mean to control low-grade systemic inflammation. Mediators Inflamm. 2008;2008:109502. source
- Not checked yetcites [34] Bastard J-P, Maachi M, Lagathu C, Kim MJ, Caron M, Vidal H, et al. Recent advances in the relationship between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Eur Cytokine Netw. 2006;17:4–12.
- Not checked yetcites [42] Maya-Monteiro CM, Bozza PT. Leptin and mTOR: partners in metabolism and inflammation. Cell Cycle. 2008;7:1713–7. source
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“Indicating a possible metabolic difference between exercise modalities that might induce the differential cardiovascular adaptations noted following these distinct intervention protocols.”
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“any treatment is able to produce an effective change that leads toward a normal “healthy” range, thus leading to a reduced risk for development of cardiovascular disease and improvements in work capacity and overall health”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Discussion
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“there is an indication for the role of the metabolic demand of treatment eliciting differential response to cytokine and adipokine signals that alter whole body metabolism.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Discussion
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“reinforces the idea of a more complex network of factors that influence overall body composition and health issues for the adult who is overfat, and further stresses the idea to focus treatment on generating a metabolic stress to induce chronic endocrinological (and cytokine) changes as opposed to the focus on the kcal/d (kJ/d) ratios of intake to expenditure.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Conclusions
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“the concept of self-selection of exercise patterns means that some adults who are overfat may select toward protocols of ET for exercise.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Conclusions
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“the energetic imbalance is based on an assumption that might not be held in all cases”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Conclusions
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
- Rests on an assumption: Changes in body composition and health status in overfat adults arise from a highly elaborate network of interacting factors that confound each other's impact.
The authors state this as an assumption.
There are differences in energetic balance across the various treatment interventions.
“Lastly, as related to changes in caloric (energetic) balance there were no differences noted between any of the pooled ES for the assumed differences in energetic balance across the various treatment interventions.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The energetic imbalances indicated in the reviewed studies are assumed differences in energetic balance, not directly measured.
“Principally that the indicated energetic imbalances are an assumed difference in energetic balance.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The relationship between caloric imbalance and body composition changes is classically assumed to be one of equivalence.
“Where if the assumption is correct, there should be a relationship of equivalence in effectiveness for changing caloric balance with body compositional changes between treatment methods.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Changes in body composition and health status in overfat adults arise from a highly elaborate network of interacting factors that confound each other's impact.
“As changes to not only body composition but also health status comes from manipulation of highly elaborate network of factors that interact, compliment and confound the impact of each other for the adult who is overfat leading to not only body compositional changes, but reversal of the deleterious health outcome of being overfat.”
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“whereas improvements in VO2max and in some cases decreased BMI and blood pressure are similarly reported by applying resistance training alone. 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23”
From What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [18]
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“with both authors reporting, that for weight loss, exercise alone is not an effective therapy, a hypocaloric balance is necessary.”
From What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [18]
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“even the most recent meta‐analyses investigating the effectiveness of different exercise interventions for adults living with obesity continue to exclusively focus on anthropometric measures to establish efficacy or effectiveness 18 , 89 and do not include CRF in their analyses.”
From What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [18]
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§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Abstract
“reducing total cholesterol (ES = 0.85), triglycerides (ES = 0.86) and low-density lipoproteins (ES = 0.60).”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Comparison within treatment methods
“RT (ES of 0.85, 0.86, and 0.60 for TC, LDL, and TG respectively)”
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§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Pooled effects
“there were no differences noted between any of the pooled ES for the assumed differences in energetic balance across the various treatment interventions.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Pooled effects
“| Caloric difference | 0.48(−0.15, 1.11) | 0.49$ (−0.15, 1.13) | 1.16*$ (0.15, 2.18) | 0.19(−0.50, 0.79) | | 0.48(−0.15, 1.11) |”
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§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Pooled effects
“ET alone appears to less effective to allow for the retention of FFM than dieting alone”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Pooled effects
“| Fat-free mass | 0.48(0.001, 0.95) | 0.02$ (−1.05, 1.08) | 0.80(0.61, 0.99) | 1.08*#¢ (0.61, 1.56) | 2.23*(−1.5, 5.95) | 0.20(−0.18, 0.57) |”
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§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Comparison between treatment effects
“diet with combination of RT was able to produce a much lager ES for these measures in comparison to those induced by diet with combination of ET, for each of these measures, see Figures 4, 5 and 6.”
§ Diet, exercise or diet with exercise: comparing the effectiveness of treatment options for weight-loss and changes in fitness for adults (18–65 years old) who are overfat, or obese; systematic review and meta-analysis > Results > Comparison between treatment effects
“As far as changes in TG, diet with combination of RT appears be the least effective for inducing changes relative to either the diet only or the diet with combination of ET, Figures 4, 5 and 6.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Clark, J. E.
- Affiliations
- Manchester Community College - Connecticut (US)
- Corresponding author
- Clark, James E
- ORCID
- Clark, James E
- Venue
- Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders
- Published
- 2015-04-17
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-31
- ISSN
- 2251-6581 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4429709
- OpenAlex
- W2122502708
- Semantic Scholar
- 663e01c27b8be346d635fff0b3b883cb74acd233
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 149
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- erratum (2015-09-28)
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- weight loss, obesity, diet, physical activity, resistance training, endurance training, interval training, body composition, fat-free mass, fat mass, metabolic stress, fasting insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, high-intensity exercise, metabolic health, adults, treatment effectiveness comparison, free weight exercises, metabolic biomarkers
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