Effects of Diet and Lifestyle Intervention on Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome of an Obese Subject

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of lifestyle intervention and diet management on body composition, anthropometric measurements and metabolic syndrome criteria in an obese male subject. A diet and lifestyle intervention program was administered for 12 weeks. Pre- and post-application of anthropometric measurements, some biochemical parameters were compared. In some of the anthropometric values (body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skinfold thicknesses, body fat tissue, and lean body mass) and systolic and diastolic blood pressures, significant differences were observed between pre- and post-applications. There was a decrease of some biochemical parameters, namely, fasting blood glucose, alanine transaminase (ALT), total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins (LDL), and triglyceride, and increase in high density lipoproteins (HDL) between pre- and post-application values. All of the MS components improved at the end of the follow-up period. The first step in the treatment of MS patient is to modify lifestyle changes (diet and exercise habits). It was observed that a 12-week diet and life style intervention program had a significant effect on MS components of an obese subject.