The activity of the nervous system affects the result of losing weight
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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A recent study by Australian scientists found that the activity of the human nervous system affects the effectiveness of weight loss in obesity.
A study of volunteers diagnosed with obesity who participated in a 12-week dietary weight loss program showed that weight loss was significantly higher in people with a predominance of sympathetic nervous system activity, in contrast to people who had parasympathetic nervous system activity.
The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
The sympathetic nervous system is widely distributed throughout the body and subconsciously regulates many physiological functions, including rest, metabolism and assimilation of calories after meals. In this study, the relationship between the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and weight loss in obese individuals and a low-calorie diet was studied.
In this study, the researchers studied 42 overweight people who observed the diet, reducing their daily caloric intake by 30% for 12 weeks. The activity of the sympathetic nervous system was measured with the help of microneurography. Researchers found that people with a predominance of sympathetic nervous system activity lost more weight than other participants.
"We demonstrated for the first time that the activity of the sympathetic nervous system is an important independent factor in weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.These results will help scientists in two ways: First, we can identify those who can lose weight by dieting. Second, the results can also help in developing special programs to stimulate this particular nervous activity. " "said Nora Strazniki, lead author of the study, Ph.D. Of the Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia.