Effect of Regular Exercise and Functional Beverages on Changes in Body Weight and Waist Circumference in Healthy Japanese Subjects

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 54; no. 4; p. 64
• Main Authors: Ide, Kazuki, Takeuchi, Masato, Seki, Tomotsugu, Kawakami, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 04.09.2018; MDPI AG
• Subjects: body mass index; body weight; food for specified health uses (FOSHU); obesity; waist circumference; body weight; waist circumference; body mass index; obesity; food for specified health uses (FOSHU)
• ISSN: 1648-9144; 1010-660X; 1648-9144; 1010-660X
• DOI: 10.3390/medicina54040064

: The effects on anthropometry of several lipid-related foods for specified health uses (FOSHU) approved in Japan are not well known. We examined the effects of regular exercise and lipid-related FOSHU beverages on changes in body weight (BW) and waist circumference (WC) among factory and office workers. : A total of 3002 subjects aged 20 years or older (2497 men and 505 women) received health check-ups in 2015 and 2016 and completed a lifestyle questionnaire. The association between regular exercise or lipid-related FOSHU beverage intake and changes in BW or WC were evaluated using trend test and linear regression analysis. : Regular exercise (≥1/week) was reported by 774 subjects (25.8%), and regular consumption of lipid-related FOSHU beverages (≥1/week) was reported by 1168 subjects (38.9%). The significant association between lipid-related FOSHU beverage intake and changes in BW was only observed among subjects with regular exercise ( for trend = 0.042). In the multivariable analysis, sex, older age, baseline weight, baseline body mass index (BMI), and regular exercise behavior were significantly associated with smaller changes in BW ( < 0.05). In WC, only the baseline values of WC and BMI were associated with one-year changes of WC. : The combination of regular exercise and lipid-related FOSHU may be effective in maintaining BW.