Association of Sedentary Behaviour and Habitual Diet With Resting Fat Oxidation in Women With Overweight and Obesity

NCT ID: NCT06476444

Last Updated: 2024-07-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-10

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between physical activity levels, dietary patterns with fat oxidation at rest in normal lean individuals and those with overweight and obese.

Detailed Description

Obesity is associated with a changing food environment where low-cost, high-energy-dense fast foods are readily available, and physical activity levels are decreasing. Additionally, metabolic flexibility, defined as the organisms ability to switch between metabolic fuels, is impaired in obesity and is known to play a significant role in the development of chronic diseases. In these disease states, a metabolically inflexible condition is typically characterized by a reduced ability to regulate fat oxidation during fasting and carbohydrate oxidation during satiety. Therefore, considering the rising trend in obesity, understanding the factors related to metabolic flexibility becomes critical. It is known that numerous factors such as diet composition, eating habits, physical activity level, and sedentary behavior affect metabolic flexibility. However, unlike dietary and exercise interventions, the number of studies examining the impact of individuals eating habits and physical activity levels on resting fat oxidation is limited, and this topic has not yet been researched in obese individuals.

Moreover, another important concept known to have adverse effects on metabolic health independently of physical inactivity is sedentary behavior. Sedentary behavior is defined as "activities that require low energy expenditure while sitting, reclining, or lying down." However, the extent to which daily sedentary time and interruptions of this time with physical activities affect resting fat oxidation, an important variable of metabolic health, is not known.

In this context, the aim of this study is to comparatively determine the relationship between physical activity levels, sedentary behaviors, habitual diet, and resting fat oxidation in normal-weight and overweight/obese women. A total of 118 healthy women aged 25-50 years (normal weight, n=60; body mass index (BMI) = 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m²) and overweight/obese (n=60; BMI = 25.0 - 34.9 kg/m²) will participate in this study. All participants' body composition and resting metabolic rate measurements will be conducted, and fat and carbohydrate oxidation will be determined. The dietary habits, 4-day physical activity levels, and sedentary behaviors of all participants will be assessed using appropriate measurement methods.

The findings of this project are expected to reveal the extent to which dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behavior throughout the day affect resting fat oxidation in overweight/obese and normal-weight individuals. These findings will provide important evidence on how dietary habits and sedentary behaviors can improve resting fat oxidation, an important indicator of metabolic flexibility, without the need for dietary and exercise interventions

Conditions

Obesity; Healthy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

1. Women with Overweight and Obesity (25.0-34.9 BMI)

Healthy women with overweight and women without any chronic conditions other than obesity

In this cross-sectional study, indirect calorimetry will be used to determine resting fat oxidation in these participants. Subsequently, the relationship between the resting fat oxidation data obtained with the habitual diet and physical activity status of these participants will be evaluated. Dietary patterns and physical activity will be assessed with 4 consecutive daily food consumption records and Actigraph GT3X+ devices, respectively.

No interventions assigned to this group

2. Women with normal weight (18.5-24.9 BMI)

Healthy women with normal weight.

In this cross-sectional study, indirect calorimetry will be used to determine resting fat oxidation in these participants. Thus, resting fat oxidation data of healthy women with normal weight and women with obesity/overweight will be compared. Subsequently, the relationship between the resting fat oxidation data obtained with the habitual diet and physical activity status of these participants will be evaluated. Dietary patterns and physical activity will be assessed with 4 consecutive daily food consumption records and Actigraph GT3X+ devices, respectively.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Sedentary women aged 25-50 years with a body mass index range of 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 (normal weight) and 25-34.9 kg/m2 (overweight and obese) will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Smokers,
• Taking any medication or supplements that may affect metabolism,
• Dieting for more than 6 months,
• Pregnant or breastfeeding,
• Amenorrhoea,
• Individuals who meet the physical activity recommendations of the World Health Organisation (at least 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous exercise or at least 75 min of high-intensity exercise per week),
• Individuals with any chronic disease other than obesity will be excluded from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Zeynep Ergun

Dietitian

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Necip Demirci, MSc.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hacettepe University

Muhammed Atakan, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hacettepe University

Zeynep Ergun, BSc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hacettepe University

Locations

Hacettepe University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Fletcher G, Eves FF, Glover EI, Robinson SL, Vernooij CA, Thompson JL, Wallis GA. Dietary intake is independently associated with the maximal capacity for fat oxidation during exercise. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Apr;105(4):864-872. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.133520. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 28251936 (View on PubMed)

Jurado-Fasoli L, Amaro-Gahete FJ, Merchan-Ramirez E, Labayen I, Ruiz JR. Relationships between diet and basal fat oxidation and maximal fat oxidation during exercise in sedentary adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Apr 9;31(4):1087-1101. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.11.021. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 33549436 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

HU-SB-ZE-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id