PMID- 12105277 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030107 LR - 20151119 IS - 1071-7323 (Print) IS - 1071-7323 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 7 DP - 2002 Jul TI - Effects of obesity on substrate utilization during exercise. PG - 575-84 AB - OBJECTIVE: The capacity for lipid and carbohydrate (CHO) oxidation during exercise is important for energy partitioning and storage. This study examined the effects of obesity on lipid and CHO oxidation during exercise. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Seven obese and seven lean [body mass index (BMI), 33 +/- 0.8 and 23.7 +/- 1.2 kg/m(2), respectively] sedentary, middle-aged men matched for aerobic capacity performed 60 minutes of cycle exercise at similar relative (50% VO(2max)) and absolute exercise intensities. RESULTS: Obese men derived a greater proportion of their energy from fatty-acid oxidation than lean men (43 +/- 5% 31 +/- 2%; p = 0.02). Plasma fatty-acid oxidation determined from recovery of infused [0.15 micromol/kg fat-free mass (FFM) per minute] [1-(13)C]-palmitate in breath CO(2) was similar for obese and lean men (8.4 +/- 1.1 and 29 +/- 15 micromol/kg FFM per minute). Nonplasma fatty-acid oxidation, presumably, from intramuscular sources, was 50% higher in obese men than in lean men (10.0 +/- 0.6 versus 6.6 +/- 0.8 micromol/kg FFM per minute; p < 0.05). Systemic glucose disposal was similar in lean and obese groups (33 +/- 8 and 29 +/- 15 micromol/kg FFM per minute). However, the estimated rate of glycogen-oxidation was 50% lower in obese than in lean men (61 +/- 12 versus 90 +/- 6 micromol/kg FFM per minute; p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: During moderate exercise, obese sedentary men have increased rates of fatty-acid oxidation from nonplasma sources and reduced rates of CHO oxidation, particularly muscle glycogen, compared with lean sedentary men. FAU - Goodpaster, Bret H AU - Goodpaster BH AD - Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. FAU - Wolfe, Robert R AU - Wolfe RR FAU - Kelley, David E AU - Kelley DE LA - eng GR - 1P30DK46204/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - 5M01RR0056/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - K01 AG00851/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Obes Res JT - Obesity research JID - 9305691 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Carbon Isotopes) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Nonesterified) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - 9005-79-2 (Glycogen) RN - X4W3ENH1CV (Norepinephrine) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Body Mass Index MH - Breath Tests MH - Carbon Isotopes MH - Energy Metabolism MH - *Exercise MH - Fatty Acids/blood/metabolism MH - Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/blood MH - Glycogen/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Insulin/blood MH - Kinetics MH - Male MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - Norepinephrine/blood MH - Obesity/*metabolism MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Palmitic Acid/blood EDAT- 2002/07/10 10:00 MHDA- 2003/01/08 04:00 CRDT- 2002/07/10 10:00 PHST- 2002/07/10 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/01/08 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/07/10 10:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1038/oby.2002.78 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Obes Res. 2002 Jul;10(7):575-84. doi: 10.1038/oby.2002.78.