Feeding frequency and nitrogen balance in weight-reducing obese women.
In a prospective trial, ten obese women, each her own reference, ate a 1200 kcal/d slimming diet in six meals a day compared with three meals a day during two 14-d periods. Loss of weight was slightly greater during the six-meal periods when loss of nitrogen was lower and thus loss of lean mass was also lower.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*
D008055:Lipids; D009584:Nitrogen