Exercise Training, Intermittent Fasting and Alkaline Supplementation as an Effective Strategy for Body Weight Loss : A 12-Week Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Intervention with Overweight Subjects

BACKGROUND: Intermittent fasting (IF) combined with exercise has been suggested to enhance weight loss. However, both procedures might negatively influence acid-base status. The aim of this study was to determine the combined effects of IF, exercise training and alkaline supplementation in overweight subjects on body composition and running performance.

METHODS: 80 overweight subjects of age 45.5 ± 7.8 years were assigned to IF or non-intermittent fasting (nIF). Furthermore, subjects were randomly assigned to take either an alkaline supplement (IF-v, nIF-v) or a placebo (IF-p, nIF-p) twice a day. All subjects performed a personalized endurance exercise program (3-4 times/week for 12 weeks). Body weight, body composition, running performance and acid-base parameters were determined before (pre) and after the 12-week program (post).

RESULTS: 68 participants completed the study. There was a significant effect on body weight loss, body fat loss, visceral fat loss and running performance enhancement in all groups (p < 0.01) for pre and post measurements. Body weight decreased in all groups (IF-p: -5.80 ± 0.77 kg and nIF-p: -3.40 ± 0.58 kg; IF-v: -8.28 ± 0.75 kg and nIF-v: -5.59 ± 0.87 kg). In both dietary strategies, weight loss was significantly further enhanced by alkaline supplementation. The increase in running velocity was significantly higher in IF combined with alkaline supplementation (IF-v 1.73 ± 0.23 km/h and IF-p 0.97 ± 0.20 km/h). In addition, alkaline supplementation increased plasma HCO3- concentration and urinary pH.

CONCLUSION: Exercise training in combination with IF and alkaline supplementation is an effective strategy to reduce body weight and improve running performance in a 12-week intervention.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Life (Basel, Switzerland) - 10(2020), 5 vom: 21. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hottenrott, Kuno [VerfasserIn]
Werner, Tanja [VerfasserIn]
Hottenrott, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Till P [VerfasserIn]
Vormann, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acid–base
Alkaline supplementation
Intermittent fasting
Journal Article
Running performance
Weight loss

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/life10050074

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31037569X