The effect of weight loss on whole-body and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity and hepatic lipid content and composition: SWEET substudy.



Pang, Michelle D ORCID: 0000-0001-5331-727X, Bastings, Jacco JAJ, Op den Kamp-Bruls, Yvonne MH, Harrold, Joanne A ORCID: 0000-0002-0899-4586, Kjølbaek, Louise, Halford, Jason CG ORCID: 0000-0003-1629-3189, Adam, Tanja CM, Raben, Anne, Schrauwen-Hinderling, Vera B ORCID: 0000-0001-7795-584X, Goossens, Gijs H ORCID: 0000-0002-2092-3019
et al (show 1 more authors) (2023) The effect of weight loss on whole-body and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity and hepatic lipid content and composition: SWEET substudy. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 31 (7). pp. 1745-1754.

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Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>This study (1) investigated the effect of weight loss on whole-body and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity and on intrahepatic lipid (IHL) content and composition and (2) investigated the association between weight-loss-induced changes in insulin sensitivity and IHL content in individuals with overweight or obesity.<h4>Methods</h4>In this secondary analysis of the European SWEET project, 50 adults (age 18-65 years) with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m<sup>2</sup> ) followed a low-energy diet (LED) for 2 months. At baseline and after the LED, body composition (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry), IHL content and composition (proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy), whole-body insulin sensitivity (Matsuda index), muscle insulin sensitivity index (MISI), and hepatic insulin resistance index (HIRI) were determined (7-point oral glucose tolerance test).<h4>Results</h4>The LED reduced body weight (p < 0.001). This was accompanied by increased Matsuda index and reduced HIRI (both p < 0.001) but no change in MISI (p = 0.260). Weight loss decreased IHL content (mean [SEM], 3.9% [0.7%] vs. 1.6% [0.5%], p < 0.001) and the hepatic saturated fatty acid fraction (41.0% [1.5%] vs. 36.6% [1.9%], p = 0.039). The reduced IHL content was associated with an improvement in HIRI (r = 0.402, p = 0.025).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Weight loss decreased IHL content and the hepatic saturated fatty acid fraction. The decrease in IHL content was associated with weight-loss-induced improvement in hepatic insulin sensitivity in individuals with overweight or obesity.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Liver, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Weight Loss, Insulin, Lipids, Fatty Acids, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, Overweight, Young Adult
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2023 12:44
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2023 12:44
DOI: 10.1002/oby.23773
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23773
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171628