Efecto de un agua rica en fibra y l-carnitina como adyuvante en una terapia de control de peso, sobre medidas antropométricas en pacientes con sobrepeso

Overweight and obesity are metabolic disorders characterized by an excessive energy accumulation in the organism in the form of fat, which leads to an increase in body weight according to sex, age and height. These disorders are usually linked to different pathologies, such as diabetes, dyslipemia, hypertension, etc. In last years, the incidence of these disorders has reached 50 % of adult population in Spain, according to SEEDO data. This relationship between obesity and the increase of pathology risk has caused an increase in consumer's demand of products or drugs that allow them to overcome this situation and improve not only their appearance but their health. In that context is interesting the development of products that, together with a modification in diet and life style, allow getting a decrease in BMI and an improvement in parameters associated to overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a fiber and L-carnitine enriched mineral water as adjuvant of a weight control therapy in overweight patients. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial was carried out, in which 40 overweight persons were enrolled. They were indicated to follow a hypocaloric diet during 56 days, supplemented, in one group, with 1 liter per day of Vitalis Elegante, while the other group was supplemented with 1 liter per day of placebo. During the intervention weight, BMI and anthropometric measures were determined. Both, Vitalis Elegante and placebo were effective in the reduction of several measures related to overweight, not having found statistically significant differences between them as regards to evolution of parameters during the treatment. However, we found some interesting results. Only the group supplemented with Vitalis Elegante was able to decrease the waist perimeter and the tricipital fold in comparison with basal values, what did not happen in the group supplemented with placebo. Taken together, these data show that Vitalis Elegante could contribute to the improvement of weight control used at the moment.