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Metabolic and Behavioral Compensations in Response to Caloric Restriction: Implications for the Maintenance of Weight Loss
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BACKGROUND: Metabolic and behavioral adaptations to caloric restriction (CR) in free-living conditions have not yet been objectively measured. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Forty-eight (36.8+/-1.0 y), overweight (BMI 27.8+/-0.7 kg/m(2)) participants were randomized to four groups for 6-months; CONTROL: energy intake at 100% of energy requirements; CR: 25% calorie restriction; CR+EX: 12.5% CR plus 12.5% increase in energy expenditure by structured exercise; LCD: low calorie diet (890 kcal/d) until 15% weight reduction followed by weight maintenance. Body composition (DXA) and total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) over 14-days by doubly labeled water (DLW) and activity related energy activity (AREE) were measured after 3 (M3) and 6 (M6) months of intervention. Weight changes at M6 were -1.0+/-1.1% (CONTROL), -10.4+/-0.9% (CR), -10.0+/-0.8% (CR+EX) and -13.9+/-0.8% (LCD). At M3, absolute TDEE was significantly reduced in CR (-454+/-76 kcal/d) and LCD (-633+/-66 kcal/d) but not in CR+EX or controls. At M6 the reduction in TDEE remained lower than baseline in CR (-316+/-118 kcal/d) and LCD (-389+/-124 kcal/d) but reached significance only when CR and LCD were combined (-351+/-83 kcal/d). In response to caloric restriction (CR/LCD combined), TDEE adjusted for body composition, was significantly lower by -431+/-51 and -240+/-83 kcal/d at M3 and M6, respectively, indicating a metabolic adaptation. Likewise, physical activity (TDEE adjusted for sleeping metabolic rate) was significantly reduced from baseline at both time points. For control and CR+EX, adjusted TDEE (body composition or sleeping metabolic rate) was not changed at either M3 or M6. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time we show that in free-living conditions, CR results in a metabolic adaptation and a behavioral adaptation with decreased physical activity levels. These data also suggest potential mechanisms by which CR causes large inter-individual variability in the rates of weight loss and how exercise may influence weight loss and weight loss maintenance. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00099151.
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![Figure 1 Flow of participants through the Pennington Phase 1 CALERIE trial. The CONSORT diagram was published previously [6].](/paper-figures/0f00b8c15bba4b08ba358f228a186817/metabolic-and-behavioral-compensations-in-response-to-caloric-restriction-figure-1.jpg)


![Figure 4 The effect of caloric restriction (CR, n = 12) on all components of daily energy expenditure (Top Panel). Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is measured by doubly labeled water over a 2-week period whereas sedentary 24-h energy expenditure (24h-EE) is measured in a respiratory chamber. Spontaneous physical activity was calculated as previously reported [7] whereas the thermic effect of food (TEF) was calculated in the chamber as per Tataranni et al [38] and the same percentage of energy intake (9–12% across subjects) was assumed to assess the extra TEF in free living conditions. The changes in total daily energy expenditure after 3 and 6 months of CR (Bottom Panel) are shown and those representing a metabolic adaptation (larger than due to weight loss) are highlighted in grey.](/paper-figures/9bfa6a80a9784760ae049191cf2febbc/metabolic-and-behavioral-compensations-in-response-to-caloric-restriction-figure-4.jpg)
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“Even weight loss via caloric restriction faces difficulties, including an evolution-engendered guard against low fat mass [7, 31] and the propensity of the body to increase caloric efficiency during dieting [32, 33].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Redman, L. M., Heilbronn, L. K., Martin, C. K., de Jonge, L., Williamson, D. A., Delany, J. P., Ravussin, E., & for the Pennington CALERIE team
- Affiliations
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2009-02-09
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e4377
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2634841
- OpenAlex
- W2037703570
- Cited by
- 355
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k23dk068052-04)
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Institute on Aging (U01AG020478, U01-AG20478)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23-DK-068052, K23 DK068052-01A2, P30DK072476)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Dietary Effects on Health
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- caloric restriction, weight loss maintenance, metabolic adaptation, total energy expenditure, physical activity, hypocaloric diet, body composition, energy expenditure, overweight adults, free-living conditions, behavioral adaptation, doubly labeled water, sleeping metabolic rate, obesity treatment, compensatory behavior
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Composition, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Weight Loss, Body Mass Index, Caloric Restriction, Behavior Control
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