Abstract
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) expression and activity is associated with obesity. ACE is a circulating factor that predicts sustained weight loss over a time frame of months. Here, we evaluate whether ACE might also be an early marker (over a 24-hour period) for weight loss. 32 participants (78% females; BMI 28.47 ± 4.87kg/m2) followed a 1200KCal diet with an optional daily (<250KCal) snack and were asked to use an in-house generated health platform to provide recordings of food intake, physical activity and urine collection time and volume. Following a day of dieting, ACE levels in urine negatively correlated with weight loss (p = 0.015 ). This reduction in ACE levels was significantly more robust in individuals with a BMI > 25 (p = 0.0025 ). This study demonstrated that ACE levels correlate with BMI and weight loss as early as after 1 day of dieting, and thus ACE could be a potential early “biofeedback” marker for weight loss and diet efficiency.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 660 |
Journal | Nutrients |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ACE
- Biomarkers
- Dieting
- Obesity
- Personalized feedback
- Weight loss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics