RT Journal Article T1 A Metabolically Healthy Profile Is a Transient Stage When Exercise and Diet Are Not Supervised: Long-Term Effects in the EXERDIET-HTA Study: Long-term effects in the exerdiet-hta study A1 Corres, Pablo A1 Fryer, Simon M. A1 Aguirre-Betolaza, Aitor Martínez A1 Gorostegi-Anduaga, Ilargi A1 Arratibel-Imaz, Iñaki A1 Pérez-Asenjo, Javier A1 Francisco-Terreros, Silvia A1 Saracho, Ramón A1 Maldonado-Martín, Sara AB Metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) is a regular state in people with primary hypertension (HTN), obesity, and who are physically inactive. To achieve and maintain a metabolically healthy overweight/obese (MHO) state should be a main treatment goal. The aims of the study were (1) to determine differences in metabolic profiles of overweight/obese, physically inactive individuals with HTN following a 16-week (POST) supervised aerobic exercise training (SupExT) intervention with an attentional control (AC) group, and (2) to determine whether the changes observed were maintained following six months (6 M) of unsupervised time. Participants (n = 219) were randomly assigned into AC or SupExT groups. All participants underwent a hypocaloric diet. At POST, all participants received diet and physical activity advice for the following 6 M, with no supervision. All measurements were assessed pre-intervention (PRE), POST, and after 6 M. From PRE to POST, MUO participants became MHO with improved (p < 0.05) total cholesterol (TC, ∆ = −12.1 mg/dL), alanine aminotransferase (∆ = −8.3 U/L), glucose (∆ = −5.5 mg/dL), C-reactive protein (∆ = −1.4 mg/dL), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) compared to unhealthy optimal cut-off values. However, after 6 M, TC, glucose, and SBP returned to unhealthy values (p < 0.05). In a non-physically active population with obesity and HTN, a 16-week SupExT and diet intervention significantly improves cardiometabolic profile from MUO to MHO. However, after 6 M of no supervision, participants returned to MUO. The findings of this study highlight the need for regular, systematic, and supervised diet and exercise programs to avoid subsequent declines in cardiometabolic health. SN 1661-7827 YR 2020 FD 2020-04-02 LA eng NO Corres , P , Fryer , S M , Aguirre-Betolaza , A M , Gorostegi-Anduaga , I , Arratibel-Imaz , I , Pérez-Asenjo , J , Francisco-Terreros , S , Saracho , R & Maldonado-Martín , S 2020 , ' A Metabolically Healthy Profile Is a Transient Stage When Exercise and Diet Are Not Supervised: Long-Term Effects in the EXERDIET-HTA Study : Long-term effects in the exerdiet-hta study ' , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , vol. 17 , no. 8 , 2830 , pp. 2830 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082830 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2020 by the authors. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 20 jul 2024