Comparison of seasonal variation in the fasting respiratory quotient of young Japanese, Polish and Thai women in relation to seasonal change in their percent body fat

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Yoshiaki Sone²  Shoko Kumagai⁴  Naoko Hirota⁴  Luksana Makonkawkeyoon³  Porn-ngarm Limtrakul³  Joanna Bajerska¹  Jan Jeszka¹  Malgorzata Wozniewicz¹  Tomoko Morinaka² 

[1] Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, University of Life Sciences in Poznan, Poznan, Poland;Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan;Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand;Faculty of Human Health Science, Matsumoto University, Matsumoto, Japan

关键词: Seasonal variation;    Respiratory quotient (RQ);    Percent body fat;    Overnight fast;    Macronutrient intake;    Body composition;   

Others  :  861975
DOI  :  10.1186/1880-6805-31-10

 received in 2012-03-08, accepted in 2012-05-04,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

From the viewpoint of human physiological adaptability, we previously investigated seasonal variation in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrates from the intestine after breakfast in Japanese, Polish and Thai participants. In this investigation we found that there were significant seasonal variations in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrates in Japanese and Polish participants, while we could not find significant seasonal variation in Thai participants. These facts prompted us to examine seasonal variations in the respiratory quotient after an overnight fast (an indicator of the ratio of carbohydrate and fat oxidized after the last meal) with female university students living in Osaka (Japan), Poznan (Poland) and Chiang Mai (Thailand).

Methods

We enrolled 30, 33 and 32 paid participants in Japan, Poland and Thailand, respectively, and measurements were taken over the course of one full year. Fasting respiratory quotient was measured with the participants in their postabsorptive state (after 12 hours or more fasting before respiratory quotient measurement). Respiratory quotient measurements were carried out by means of indirect calorimetry using the mixing chamber method. The percent body fat was measured using an electric bioelectrical impedance analysis scale. Food intake of the participants in Osaka and Poznan were carried out by the Food Frequency Questionnaire method.

Results

There were different seasonal variations in the fasting respiratory quotient values in the three different populations; with a significant seasonal variation in the fasting respiratory quotient values in Japanese participants, while those in Polish and Thai participants were non-significant. We found that there were significant seasonal changes in the percent body fat in the three populations but we could not find any significant correlation between the fasting respiratory quotient values and the percent body fat.

Conclusions

There were different seasonal variations in the fasting respiratory quotient values in the three different populations. There were significant seasonal changes in the percent body fat in the three populations but no significant correlation between the fasting respiratory quotient values and the percent body fat.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Morinaka et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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