Replacement Meal: Effectiveness of a Soluble Powder Rich in Fibers and at Low Glycemic Index in Overweight but Not in Obese Patients ()
Affiliation(s)
1Health and Safety Department, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy.
2Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.
3Central Laboratory, Umberto I University Hospital, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy.
4Faculty of Biology, University of “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy.
ABSTRACT
Active lifestyle and qualitative and quantitative
diets are the best way to lose weight. In our study we
have assessed the effectiveness and tolerability of a soluble powder rich in fibers and at low glycemic index and used, with a
portion of fresh fruit, as replacement meal (for a total calorie intake
ranging from a minimum of about 130 kcal to
a maximum of 260 kcal) in 52 overweight/obese subjects of the outpatient
clinic of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) of Rome already in
treatment with a low-fat low-carbohydrates qualitative diet. The study was a
parallel, prospective trial of two randomized sample groups, “intervention” (26
subjects) and “control” (26 subjects).
After 8 weeks, the treatment based on the replacement meal has improved the
results obtained through the qualitative diet alone above all in the overweight
subjects: 11/16, versus only 2/16 in the control group, became ranged within
normal weight. On the contrary, the majority of obese subjects didn’t change
their BMI classification suggesting that, in case of obesity, a controlled
quantitative correction with weighing food portions could be a better strategy
than low-calorie replacement meal.
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Roberto, V. , Bisan, A. , Fabrizio, P. , Francesco, R. and Emanuela, S. (2017) Replacement Meal: Effectiveness of a Soluble Powder Rich in Fibers and at Low Glycemic Index in Overweight but Not in Obese Patients.
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
8, 591-597. doi:
10.4236/fns.2017.86041.