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Does the amount of endurance exercise in combination with weight training and a very-low-energy diet affect resting metabolic rate and body composition?
Whatley JE, Gillespie WJ, Honig J, Walsh MJ, Blackburn AL, Blackburn GL
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1994 May;59(5):1088-1092
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Effects of large (LA; 400 min/wk) and moderate (MA; 200 min/wk) amounts of endurance exercise in combination with weight training (3 d/wk) were compared with the effects of no exercise (C) in 23 obese females after a 12-wk, 3360-kJ/d very-low-energy diet (VLED). The LA group lost 6.5 kg more weight, mainly as fat (6.4 kg), than the C group (p < 0.05). No measurable differences were found among groups for decreases in resting metabolic rate (-729 to -1233 kJ/d; NS) or fat-free mass (-2.9 to -3.9 kg; NS). No improvements in aerobic capacity were achieved with the addition of exercise to a VLED (-0.079 to -0.037 L/min; NS). Strength indexes were improved (+16 to +5 kg; p < 0.05) or maintained with exercise (-3 kg; NS) whereas a loss (-9.3 kg; p < 0.05) or maintenance (+4.5 kg; NS) was found for VLED alone. Large amounts of endurance exercise in combination with weight training added to a VLED appear to improve weight and fat loss compared with a VLED alone.
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