Glucoregulation and hormonal responses to maximal exercise in non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

Maximal dynamic exercise results in a postexercise hyperglycemia in healthy young subjects. We investigated the influence of maximal exercise on glucoregulation in non-insulin-dependent diabetic subjects (NIDDM). Seven NIDDM and seven healthy control males bicycled 7 min at 60% of their maximal O2 consumption (VO2max), 3 min at 100% VO2max, and 2 min at 110% VO2max.

The effect of weight loss by dieting or exercise on resting metabolic rate in overweight men.

While resting metabolic rate (RMR) is known to decline during periods of energy restriction, the effect of exercise training during weight loss on RMR is less clear. We studied separately the effect of energy restriction and exercise training on weight loss and RMR in a one-year randomized, controlled trial. One hundred twenty-one overweight, sedentary men (age 30-59) who were randomly assigned to a control (C), energy restriction only (D), or exercise only (E) group were examined at baseline and after one year for changes in RMR as measured by standard indirect calorimetry.

Diet vs exercise in weight maintenance. The effects of minimal intervention strategies on long-term outcomes in men.

The effect of a minimal intervention strategy on maintenance of weight lost through either energy restriction alone or exercise alone during the previous year was studied in a sample of middle-aged men. At the end of the initial year of weight loss, dieters (n = 44) and exercisers (n = 46) were randomly assigned to either an intervention condition, comprising monthly mailed informational packets and monthly to quarterly telephone contacts, or an assessment-only condition. The intervention had a significantly greater impact on weight maintenance in exercisers than it did in dieters.

Changes in plasma lipids and lipoproteins in overweight men during weight loss through dieting as compared with exercise.

We studied separately the influence of two methods for losing fat weight on the levels of plasma lipids and lipoproteins in overweight sedentary men--decreasing energy intake without increasing exercise (diet), and increasing energy expenditure without altering energy intake (exercise, primarily running)--in a one-year randomized controlled trial. As compared with controls (n = 42), dieters (n = 42) had significant loss of total body weight (-7.8 +/- 0.

Dietary fat:carbohydrate ratio and obesity in middle-aged men.

Nutrient intakes from 7-d diet records were compared with hydrostatically determined body composition in 155 sedentary obese men aged 30-59 y. Percent body fats ranged from 18.6 to 40.