RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of Two Meal Replacement strategies on Cardiovascular Risk Parameters in Advanced Age Patients with Obesity and Osteoarthritis A1 López Gómez, Juan José A1 Izaola Jauregui, Olatz A1 Primo Martín, David A1 Torres Torres, Beatriz A1 Gómez Hoyos, Emilia A1 Ortolá Buigues, Ana A1 Martín Ferrero, Miguel Ángel A1 Luis Román, Daniel Antonio de K1 Obesity K1 Obesidad K1 Osteoarthritis K1 Osteoartritis K1 Cardiovascular risk K1 Riesgo cardiovascular AB Background and aims: Meal replacement diets consist of replacing one or more meals with an artificial nutritional supplement. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of one against two meal replacement strategies on body composition and cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with obesity. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was designed with a modified hypocaloric diet with an artificial nutritional preparation replacing one or two meals for three months in patients with obesity and osteoarthritis pending orthopedic surgery. An anthropometric evaluation and a measurement of the body composition were done with bioelectrical impedance measurement at the beginning and at three months. Results: A total of 112 patients were recruited. Fifty-two patients (46.4%) were randomized to one replacement and 60 patients (53.6%) to two meal replacements. Eighty-one patients (72.3%) were women, and the average age was 61 (11.03) years. The percentage of weight loss at three months was 8.27 (4.79)% (one meal replacement: 7.98 (5.97)%; two meal replacements: 8.50 (3.48)%; p = 0.56). A decrease in fat mass measured by the fat mass index (FMI) was detected (one meal replacement: −2.15 (1.45) kg/m2 vs. two meal replacements: −2.78 (2.55) kg/m2; p > 0.05), and a relative increase in fat-free mass was observed (one meal replacement: +3.57 (4.61)% vs. two meal replacements: +2.14 (4.45)%; p > 0.05). A decrease in HOMA-IR, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and total cholesterol was observed in both groups without differences between them. Conclusions: The substitution strategies of one or two meal replacements were effective in weight loss and fat mass decrease without differences between the two groups. An improvement in lipid parameters, glycemic control, and systolic blood pressure was observed without differences between strategies. PB MDPI SN 2072-6643 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52368 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52368 LA eng NO Nutrients, 2020, vol. 12, n. 4, 976 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 20-may-2024