Low ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation as predictor of weight gain: Study of 24-h RQ

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62350

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Zurlo, F., Lillioja, S., Esposito-del, P., Nyomba, B., Raz, I., Saad, M., Swinburn, B., Knowler, W. C., Bogardus, C. Ravussin, E. (1990). Low ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation as predictor of weight gain: Study of 24-h RQ. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 259 (5 22-5), E650-E657.

Abstract

Reduced oxidation of fat leading to a positive fat balance could be a factor in the development of obesity. Twenty-four-hour respiratory quotient (RQ) was measured in 152 nondiabetic Pima Indians fed a weight-maintenance diet [87 males and 65 females; 27 ?? 6 yr (mean ?? SD); 93.9 ?? 22.9 kg; 32 ?? 9% fat]. Twenty-four-hour RQ varied from 0.799 to 0.903. Prior change in body weight, 24-h energy balance, sex, and percent body fat explained 18% of the variance in 24-h RQ (P 0.001). In a subgroup of 66 siblings from 28 families, family membership explained 28% of the remaining variance in 24-h RQ (P 0.05). In 111 subjects for whom follow-up data (25 ?? 11 mo) were available, 24-h RQ was correlated with subsequent changes in body weight and fat mass (r = 0.27, P 0.01 and r = 0.19, P 0.05, respectively). Subjects with higher 24-h RQ (90th percentile) independent of 24-h energy expenditure were at 2.5 times higher risk of gaining ???5 kg body weight than those with lower 24-h RQ (10th percentile). We conclude that in Pima Indians fed a standard diet 1) family membership is the principal determinant of the ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation, and 2) a low ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation is associated with subsequent weight gain independent of low energy expenditure and may contribute to the familial aggregation of obesity.

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