Modest Weight Loss = Lower CVD Risk

Modest Weight Loss  = Lower CVD Risk 

Middle-aged overweight or obese women who sustained any weight loss at two years had reduced total cholesterol and non–HDL-cholesterol levels, in a new study. Those who maintained a loss of at least 10% of their initial body weight also had reduced LDL cholesterol, C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin, and triglyceride levels—which often moved them from a high- to a medium- or low-risk category for potential heart disease or diabetes.

The study, which was published online December 18, 2013 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is based on data from a trial that randomized more than 400 women to receive a free meal-replacement program with either in-person counseling or counseling over the phone—the Jenny Craig program—or to receive usual care.

There was a “strong and significant association between percent body-weight reduction and change in biomarkers, such that for every 10%-point-reduction in body weight, there was an estimated four-point reduction in insulin and glucose, a 5.4-mg/dL reduction in cholesterol, and an 18-mg/dL decrease in serum triglycerides,” Thomson and colleagues write. These women were the only ones who had improved fitness, as measured by a step test.

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