TITLE:
Replacement Meal: Effectiveness of a Soluble Powder Rich in Fibers and at Low Glycemic Index in Overweight but Not in Obese Patients
AUTHORS:
Volpe Roberto, Abdulkader Bisan, Pacioni Fabrizio, Reggiani Francesco, Schiavetto Emanuela
KEYWORDS:
Overweight, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk, Functional Foods, Replacement Meal
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.8 No.6,
June
9,
2017
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.