Results from the network meta-analyses confirmed these findings .
Conclusions Moderate- quality evidence from the present network meta- analysis suggests that D + E can be highly recommended for long-term obesity management .
Furthermore , the evidence suggests a moderate superiority of D over E with respect to anthropometric outcomes .
Background The aim of this meta- analysis was to compare the long-term efficacy of diet plus exercise ( D + E ) vs. diet ( D ) , D + E vs. exercise ( E ) and D vs. E on anthropometric outcomes and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese participants .
Effects of low-fat diet, calorie restriction, and running on lipoprotein subfraction concentrations in moderately overweight men.
We studied the effects of exercise ( primarily running ) , calorie restriction ( dieting ) , and a low-fat , high-carbohydrate diet on changes in lipoprotein subfractions in moderately overweight men in a r and omized controlled clinical trial . After 1 year , complete data were obtained for 39 men assigned to lose weight through dieting without exercise , 37 men assigned to lose weight through dieting with exercise ( primarily running ) , and 40 nondieting sedentary controls .  We instructed both diet groups to consume no more than 30 % total fat , 10 % saturated fat , and 300 mg/d of cholesterol , and at least 55 % carbohydrates , and the controls were instructed to maintain their usual food choices . Analytic ultracentrifugation was used to measure changes in plasma lipoprotein mass concentrations . In addition , the absorbance of protein-stained polyacrylamide gradient gels was used as an index of concentrations for five high-density lipoprotein ( HDL ) subclasses that have been identified by their particle sizes , ie , HDL3c ( 7.2 to 7.8 nm ) , HDL3b ( 7.8 to 8.2 nm ) , HDL3a ( 8.2 to 8.8 nm ) , HDL2a ( 8.8 to 9.7 nm ) , and HDL2b ( 9.7 to 12 nm ) . Relative to controls , weight decreased significantly in men who dieted with exercise ( net difference + /- SE , -3.3 + /- 0.4 kg/m2 ) and in men who dieted without exercise ( -2.0 + /- 0.4 kg/m2 ) . Dieting with exercise significantly decreased very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-mass concentrations and significantly increased plasma HDL2-mass , HDL3a , HDL2a , and HDL2b relative to both control and dieting without exercise . There were no significant changes in lipoprotein mass and HDL protein for dieters who did not run . ( ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS
Results from the network meta-analyses confirmed these findings .
Conclusions Moderate- quality evidence from the present network meta- analysis suggests that D + E can be highly recommended for long-term obesity management .
Furthermore , the evidence suggests a moderate superiority of D over E with respect to anthropometric outcomes .
Background The aim of this meta- analysis was to compare the long-term efficacy of diet plus exercise ( D + E ) vs. diet ( D ) , D + E vs. exercise ( E ) and D vs. E on anthropometric outcomes and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese participants .