Effect of Moderate Weight Loss in Metabolically Abnormal Lean Subjects
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in insulin sensitivity as assessed by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Obesity is associated with a constellation of cardiometabolic abnormalities (including insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure and dyslipidemia) that are risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Weight loss can improve all of the cardiometabolic abnormalities associated with obesity. Up to ~25% of lean people (Body Mass Index [BMI] 18.5-24.9 kg/m²) have many of the cardiometabolic abnormalities associated with obesity and are referred to as metabolically abnormal lean (MAL) people. However, the MAL phenotype is not well characterized, and it is unclear whether weight loss has beneficial metabolic effects in already lean people. Accordingly, the goal of this study is to: 1) carefully phenotype MAL people and 2) evaluate the effect of moderate (8-10%) diet-induced weight loss in MAL people. This will be investigated in 15 MAL (defined as having 2 or more of the following: intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content ≥5.6%, glycated hemoglobin ≥5.7%, fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥100 mg/dl, 2-hr oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) plasma glucose concentration ≥140 mg/dl, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) ≥ 2.5) men and women. Only lean people who have a BMI ≥21.0 but <25.0 kg/m² will be asked to lose weight to avoid the risk that participants become underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m²) during weight loss therapy.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •BMI 21.0-24.9 kg/m²
- •Weight stable (+/- 2% for at least 3 months before enrollment)
- •Two or more of the following: IHTG content ≥5.6%, HOMA- IR index ≥ 2.5, HbA1C ≥ 5.7%, 2-hr OGTT plasma glucose concentration ≥ 140 mg/dl, fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 100 mg/dl.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- •Evidence of significant organ system dysfunction or disease (e.g., diabetes, chronic kidney disease, advanced heart disease, etc.)
- •Men who consume \>21 units (e.g., glass of wine or bottle of beer) of alcohol per week and women who consume \>14 units of alcohol per week
- •Use of dietary supplements or medications known to affect metabolism
- •Eating disorder (assessed by using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire \[EDE-Q\])
- •Participation in structured endurance or resistance exercise program \>150 min/week
- •Use of tobacco products
- •Unable or unwilling to follow the study protocol or the research team believes that for any reason the volunteer is not an appropriate candidate for this study, including non-compliance with screening appointments or previous appointments/contact arrangements
- •Individuals that take Coumadin or similar anticoagulants
- •Use of antibiotics in last 60 days
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in insulin sensitivity as assessed by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique
Time Frame: An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss
Evaluate insulin sensitivity through the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in fat mass and fat free mass as assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Change in intra-abdominal adipose tissue volume as assessed by magnetic resonance imagining.(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Change in Beta-Cell function(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Change in plasma lipid profile as assessed by the complete metabolic panel and lipid panel.(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Change in markers of inflammation in plasma and adipose tissue as assessed from samples obtained during the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure with adipose tissue biopsies(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Change in cellular factors involved in mediating insulin action in muscle and adipose tissue as assessed by muscle and adipose tissue biopsies obtained during the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)
- Modification of gut microbiota(An average of 6-8 months from baseline testing to 8-10% weight loss)