Abstract
The effect of weight loss from long-term, mild-calorie diets (MCD) on plasma metabolites is unknown. This study was to examine whether MCD-induced weight reduction caused changes in the extended plasma metabolites. Overweight and obese subjects aged 40-59 years consumed a MCD (approximately 100 kcal/day deficit, n=47) or a weight-maintenance diet (control, n=47) in a randomized, controlled design with a three-year clinical intervention period and plasma samples were analyzed by using UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry. The three-year MCD intervention resulted in weight loss (-8.87%) and significant decreases in HOMA-IR and TG. The three-year follow-up of the MCD group showed reductions in the following 13 metabolites: L-leucine; L-phenylalanine; 9 lysoPCs; PC (18:0/20:4); and SM (d18:0/16:1). The three-year MCD group follow-up identified increases in palmitic amide, oleamide, and PC (18:2/18:2). Considering the age-related alterations in the identified metabolites, the MCD group showed a greater decrease in L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, and SM (d18:0/16:1) compared with those of the control group. Overall, the change (Δ) in BMI positively correlated with the ΔTG, ΔHOMA-IR, ΔL-leucine, and ΔSM (d18:0/16:1). The ΔHOMA-IR positively correlated with ΔTG, ΔL-leucine, ΔL-phenylalanine, and ΔSM (d18:0/16:1). The weight loss resulting from three-year mild-caloric restriction lessens the age-related increase in SM and reduces L-leucine and L-phenylalanine in overweight and obese subjects. These changes were coupled with improved insulin resistance (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02081898).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-733 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Aging and Disease |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Sample collection and experiments were performed by Minjoo Kim, Sang-Hyun Lee and Jong Ho Lee. Data were analyzed by Minjoo Kim and Jong Ho Lee. Jong Ho Lee provided the research funding and Minjoo Kim and Jong Ho Lee wrote the manuscript. All the authors read, commented on, and contributed to the submitted manuscript. No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported. This work was supported by the Bio-Synergy Research Project (NRF-2012 M3A9C4048762) of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning through the National Research Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Kim M, et al.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cell Biology