Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Men: Separate Effects of Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss

Queen's University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise Without Weight Loss; Behavioral: Diet Weight Loss; Behavioral: Exercise Weight Loss

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00664547

Ross 1997

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the trial was to examine the independent effects of equivalent diet- or exercise-induced weight loss on obesity and related cardiovascular health risk factors. We hypothesized that exercise would result in greater reductions in obesity and health risk factors that equivalent diet (caloric restriction).

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men between 20 and 60 yrs

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers and diabetics

Trial design

0 participants in 4 patient groups

C

No Intervention group

DWL

Active Comparator group

Description:

Diet Weight Loss

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diet Weight Loss

EWL

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise Weight Loss

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise Weight Loss

EWS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise without weight loss

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise Without Weight Loss