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Increasing meal frequency in combination with exercise mitigates postprandial triacylglycerol

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posted on 2019-04-05, 10:45 authored by J.E. Menon, David StenselDavid Stensel, Keith TolfreyKeith Tolfrey, Stephen F. Burns
Background: This study examined how manipulating meal frequency, with and without exercise, affects postprandial triacylglycerol (TAG). Methods: Fourteen sedentary men completed four 2-day trials in a non-counterbalanced random crossover order: (i) consumption of one large high fat milkshake without exercise (1-CON); (ii) consumption of two smaller high fat milkshakes without exercise (2-CON); (iii) consumption of one large high fat milkshake with exercise (1-EX); and (iv) consumption of two small high fat milkshakes with exercise (2-EX) – total energy intake was standardized across trials. On Day 1, participants rested (1-CON and 2- CON) or walked briskly for 60 minutes (1-EX and 2-EX). On Day 2, participants consumed either a single large high-fat milkshake (75% fat) (1-CON and 1-EX) for breakfast or two smaller iso-energetic milkshakes (2-CON and 2-EX) for breakfast and lunch. Plasma TAG were measured fasting and for 7 hours after breakfast. Results: Peak incremental TAG was 30% lower on 2-EX than 1-CON (P = .041; d = 0.38). Postprandial TAG increased more rapidly in the first 4 hours in 1-CON than other trials, but at 6 hours TAG was exaggerated in 2-CON compared with 1-CON. Conclusions: Increasing meal frequency after exercise, without altering overall fat intake, attenuates postprandial TAG.

Funding

This work was supported by a National Institute of Education (Singapore) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Grant no. RI 11/12 SB.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volume

16

Issue

8

Pages

589 – 594

Citation

MENON, J.E. ... et al., 2019. Increased meal frequency with exercise mitigates postprandial triacylglycerol. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16 (8), pp.589-594.

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© Human Kinetics

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Acceptance date

2019-03-26

Publication date

2019-08-31

Notes

Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2019, 16 (8), pp.589-594, https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0696. © Human Kinetics, Inc.

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1543-5474

Language

  • en

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