TY - JOUR
T1 - Adipocytokine changes caused by low-carbohydrate compared to conventional diets in obesity
AU - Seshadri, Prakash
AU - Samaha, Frederick F.
AU - Stern, Linda
AU - Ahima, Rexford S.
AU - Daily, Denise
AU - Iqbal, Nayyar
PY - 2005/8/24
Y1 - 2005/8/24
N2 - Modest weight loss causing a decrease in insulin resistance has been linked to favorable changes in the adipocyte cytokines leptin, adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), three emerging risk factors of cardiovascular disease. We previously observed a significant reduction in insulin resistance with weight loss in obese subjects on a low-carbohydrate diet. Based on these previous findings, we hypothesize that a low-carbohydrate diet would be more beneficial in changing leptin, TNF-α, and adiponectin than a conventional diet. A total of 75 severely obese (body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2) subjects were randomized to instruction of 6 months of a low-carbohydrate diet or a conventional calorie-restricted diet. Serum levels of leptin, TNF-α, TNF-α-soluble receptor 1 (TNF-α SR1), and adiponectin were measured at baseline and after 6 months of dietary intervention. Subjects on low-carbohydrate diets experienced a greater decrease in leptin when compared to conventional dieters (p < 0.001). TNF-α increased significantly in nondiabetic subjects on conventional vs. low-carbohydrate diets (p = 0.003). Adiponectin and TNF-α SR1 change were not significantly different between diets. This is the first study to report the effects of dietary macronutrient alterations on serum adipocytokines in a randomized controlled trial. The greater reduction in insulin resistance and weight on a low-carbohydrate diet, in the short term, translates into greater improvement in leptin but with no significant improvements in TNF-α or adiponectin in patients with moderate to severe obesity after 6 months of dietary intervention.
AB - Modest weight loss causing a decrease in insulin resistance has been linked to favorable changes in the adipocyte cytokines leptin, adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), three emerging risk factors of cardiovascular disease. We previously observed a significant reduction in insulin resistance with weight loss in obese subjects on a low-carbohydrate diet. Based on these previous findings, we hypothesize that a low-carbohydrate diet would be more beneficial in changing leptin, TNF-α, and adiponectin than a conventional diet. A total of 75 severely obese (body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m2) subjects were randomized to instruction of 6 months of a low-carbohydrate diet or a conventional calorie-restricted diet. Serum levels of leptin, TNF-α, TNF-α-soluble receptor 1 (TNF-α SR1), and adiponectin were measured at baseline and after 6 months of dietary intervention. Subjects on low-carbohydrate diets experienced a greater decrease in leptin when compared to conventional dieters (p < 0.001). TNF-α increased significantly in nondiabetic subjects on conventional vs. low-carbohydrate diets (p = 0.003). Adiponectin and TNF-α SR1 change were not significantly different between diets. This is the first study to report the effects of dietary macronutrient alterations on serum adipocytokines in a randomized controlled trial. The greater reduction in insulin resistance and weight on a low-carbohydrate diet, in the short term, translates into greater improvement in leptin but with no significant improvements in TNF-α or adiponectin in patients with moderate to severe obesity after 6 months of dietary intervention.
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U2 - 10.1089/met.2005.3.66
DO - 10.1089/met.2005.3.66
M3 - Article
C2 - 18370712
AN - SCOPUS:23744509987
SN - 1540-4196
VL - 3
SP - 66
EP - 74
JO - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
JF - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
IS - 1
ER -