Obesity Facts (May 2017)

Evaluation of Hypocaloric Diet With Protein Supplementation in Middle-Aged Sarcopenic Obese Women: A Pilot Study

  • Rosa Sammarco,
  • Maurizio Marra,
  • Maria Luisa Di Guglielmo,
  • Marianna Naccarato,
  • Franco Contaldo,
  • Eleonora Poggiogalle,
  • Lorenzo Maria Donini,
  • Fabrizio Pasanisi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000468153
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. 160 – 167

Abstract

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nutritional program, which is characterized by a different modulation of proteins, in adult patients with sarcopenic obesity. Methods: We studied 18 obese women aged 41-74 years. Obesity was diagnosed as fat mass > 34.8% and sarcopenia was defined when lean body mass was Results: Weight significantly decreased in both groups. Women with high-protein diet preserved lean body mass compared to low-calorie diet and improved significantly muscle strength; SPPB score did not change in both groups. SF-36 test showed a significant change for general health after 4 months in group B. Conclusions: In our study, sarcopenic obese patients with high-protein diet showed an improvement in muscle strength. Furthermore, dietary protein enrichment may represent a protection from the risk of sarcopenia following a hypocaloric diet.

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