Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial.
Reducing energy density (ED) of the diet is an important strategy for controlling obesity. This 1-year, randomized clinical trial examined the effect of substituting mushrooms for red meat ('mushroom diet'), compared to a standard diet ('meat diet'), on weight loss and maintenance among 73 obese adults (64 women, 9 men). The subjects completed anthropometric measurements and 7-day food records four times during a standardized weight loss and maintenance regimen. At the end of the 1-year trial, compared to participants on the standard diet, participants on the mushroom diet (n=36) reported lower intakes of energy (mean ± [SE]=-123 ± 113 kcals) and fat (-4.25 ± 6.88 g), lost more pounds and percentage body weight (-7.03 ± 3.34 lbs, 3.6%), achieved lower body mass index (-1.53 ± 0.36), waist circumference (-2.6 ± 3.5 in.) and percent total body fat (-0.85 ± 0.53), and had lower systolic and diastolic pressure (-7.9 and -2.5 mmHg); their lipid profile and inflammatory markers also improved. After initial weight loss, subjects following the mushroom diet maintained that loss well. Those who completed the full 12-month trial still weighed a mean of 7 lbs less than baseline. Thus, encouraging adults to substitute mushrooms for red meat was a useful strategy for enhancing weight loss, weight maintenance, and health parameters.
Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 550 N. Broadway,Suite 1001, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Kavita H
KH
Poddar
Meghan
M
Ames
Chen
C
Hsin-Jen
Mary Jo
MJ
Feeney
Youfa
Y
Wang
Lawrence J
LJ
Cheskin
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000363:Agaricales; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult
D008055:Lipids
Blood pressure; Body composition; Energy density; Lipid profile; Mushrooms; Weight maintenance