Weighted vests during weight loss may preserve metabolic rate 🔥
A strategy to stop weight regain?
Does weighted vest use during weight loss influence long-term weight loss maintenance? A pilot study in older adults living with obesity and osteoarthritis
Study Details
This new pilot study recruited 18 older adults with obesity who participants in a 6-month intervention with a 24-month follow-up 🗓️
Participants were assigned to either…
1️⃣ Calorie restriction + weighted vest (10 hr/day)
2️⃣ Calorie restriction only
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
📉 Both groups lost significant and similar amounts of BW by 6-months (~10.5 kg)
📈 By 24-months, the weighted vest group regained approximately half of lost bodyweight (~4.8 kg)
🚨 While the calorie restriction only group regained all lost bodyweight (+0.9 kg)
Resting metabolic rate data showed significant differences between groups 🔥
From baseline to 6-months, RMR shifted by…
1️⃣ +68.2 kcal/day in the weighted vest group
2️⃣ -153.0 kcal/day in the calorie restriction only group
These changes were modestly and inversely associated with change in bodyweight from 6 to 24 months ⚖️
Conclusion
Weighted vest use during caloric restriction may be associated with reduced weight regain via preserved metabolic rate ✅
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40348853/
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