Eating late reduces the success of weight-loss therapy

Do you have late dinners? If you are one of those that use to eat late at night or before going to bed and your are trying to lose weight, your chances of success may be reduced.

According to a new study with 420 individuals on a 20-week weight-loss treatment, late lunch eaters lose less weight and display a slower weight-loss rate than early eaters. Despite energy intake was similar in both groups, late eaters had less energetic breakfasts and skipped breakfast more frequently that early eater.

Although researchers could not demonstrate any significant relationship with  sleep duration, CLOCK rs4580704 single nucleotide polymorphism or morning/evening chronotype and weight loss, they recommend that novel therapeutic strategies should incorporate not only the caloric intake and macronutrient distribution, but also the timing of food.

Source: International Journal of Obesity

Losing weight can be fun!

A new study, published in the "Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism" journal has shown that  interactive video game stationary cycling (GameBike) is as efficient as stationary cycling to music for losing weight.

This was observed in a group of thirty overweight or obese adolescents aged 12-17 years, who were stratified by gender and randomized to video game or music condition to complete two 60-min sessions a week for 10 weeks.

Both interventions produced significant improvements in submaximal indicators of aerobic fitness as measured by a graded cycle ergometer protocol. Also, when collapsed, the exercise modalities reduced body fat percentage and total cholesterol.

Source: Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism