Low levels of physical
activity in obese subjects are a better predictor of death than cholesterol levels, smoking status or blood pressure.
A handful of studies exist showing an insulin response from just sweet taste in healthy people, and some studies show a lot of
variation in obese subjects, as well.
In skeletal muscle, levels were lower in obese than in lean subjects and fasting induced a 2-fold increase in levels in the skeletal
muscle in obese subjects.
The researchers plan to test the effect of DHA
alone in obese subjects, potentially in combination with weight loss, in a future trial.
In one study out of the University of Tennessee, researchers showed that eating three servings of dairy daily significantly reduced body
fat in obese subjects.
The scientists investigated whether this change in PPAT was responsible for the aggressiveness of prostate
cancer in obese subjects.
Changes in daily leptin, ghrelin and adiponectin profiles following a diet with carbohydrates eaten at
dinner in obese subjects.
Two studies supporting this theory — one looking at mice, the other using humans — found that a family of bacteria known as firmicutes was more plentiful in the obese (20 percent more), whereas another bacteria called bacteroidetes was almost 90 percent
lower in obese subjects.
Because humans obtain most of their vitamin D requirement from casual exposure to sunlight, the > 50 % decreased bioavailability of cutaneously synthesized vitamin
D3 in the obese subjects could account for the consistent observation by us and others that obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency.
Moreover, this study demonstrates that low carbohydrate diet is safe to use for a longer period of
time in obese subjects with a high total cholesterol level and those with normocholesterolemia.»
Here was their conclusion: «Conclusion: This study shows the beneficial effects of ketogenic diet following its long term
administration in obese subjects with a high level of total cholesterol.
The current evidence would support the use of such diets, in the short term at least, as a measure to reduce mortality and
morbidity in obese subjects who would benefit from a modest weight loss.
These results concur with studies on human patients, which report a decrease in insulin sensitivity of between 44 and 72 %
in obese subjects compared with normal - weight control subjects (34 — 37).
Diabetes: A Nurses» Health Study of 114,000 women found the risk of getting diabetes was 93 times as
high in obese subjects.
The researchers plan to test the effect of DHA
alone in obese subjects, potentially in combination with weight loss, in a future trial.
Zemel M, Richards J, Mathis S, Milstead A, Gebhardt L, Silva E. Dairy augmentation of total and central fat
loss in obese subjects.
The participants were offered an all - you - can - eat buffet lunch, and following the meal, researchers found that caloric intake decreased by 30 %
in the obese subjects and 31 % in the lean subjects.