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Brief Communication: Cardiorespiratory fitness and fat oxidation during exercise in Chinese, Indian, Malay men with elevated body mass index
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Cardiorespiratory fitness and fat oxidation during exercise in Chinese, Indian, Malay men with elevated body mass index [Published]
Citation
Demashkieh, M., Dalan, R., & Burns, S. F. (2022). Cardiorespiratory fitness and fat oxidation during exercise in Chinese, Indian, Malay men with elevated body mass index. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 47(8), 888-892. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2022-0106
Abstract
A cross-sectional pilot investigation in Chinese, Indian and Malay men (15 each) with elevated BMI to compare: (i) cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF); and (ii) fat oxidation at rest and maximal fat oxidation during exercise. Predicted CRF (Chinese: 37.0 (5.1) mL/kg/min; Indian: 34.8 (5.6) mL/kg/min; Malay: 33.0 (7.1) mL/kg/min; P = 0.208) and resting fat oxidation were similar among groups. Maximal fat oxidation during exercise was lower in Indian (3.81 (1.02) mg/kg/min, P = 0.004) and Malay (Malay: 3.36 (0.95) mg/kg/min, P < 0.001) than Chinese (5.17 (1.23) mg/kg/min) men. Fat oxidation during exercise may contribute toward obesity risk in Asian populations. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05337111
Date Issued
2022
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Journal
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Grant ID
2017-T1-002-036
Funding Agency
Ministry of Education, Singapore