Effects of Intermittent Versus Continuous Energy Restriction on Metabolic Adaptation in Women With Obesity

Korábbi kezelés

• Previous or present health disorders: cancer, autoimmune, cardiac, psychiatric, kidney and liver disease (except liver steatosis), diabetes, chronic intestinal inflammatory disease, or other medical conditions known to affect energy balance homeostasis
• Medications that promote weight gain or alter energy balance, including corticosteroids, antidepressants, anxiolytics, mood-stabilizing, and antipsychotics
• Medications or dietary supplements for weight-loss in the past 3 months
• Surgery or in hospital admission for the last month

Más betegség

• Hormonal or thyroid disorder
• Positive for Covid-19 in the past 3 months or testing positive during the intervention phase of the study

Egyéb

• Menopause
• Pregnant for the past 6 months or breastfeeding
• Planning to get pregnant in the next 2 years or getting pregnant during the study
• Current consumption of more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week or other substance abuse, and/or current acute treatment or rehabilitation program for alcohol/substance abuse

• Women
• BMI ranging between 30 and 39.9 kg/m2
• Age between 20-45 years
• Weight stable in the last 6 months (less than 5% weigh variation)
• Inactive (less then 150 min/week of moderate physical activity or 75 min/week of vigorous physical activity
• Living in Lisbon Metropolitan Area and being able to drive to Faculty of Human Kinetics and Germano de Sousa Laboratory (Algés)
• Available to be randomized to any of the trial groups (CER or IER)
• Willing to commit with the assigned group protocol, including the nutritional intervention and lifestyle recommendations, as well as being available for participation in all evaluation moments.