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    Displacing sedentary behaviour with light intensity physical activity spontaneously alters habitual macronutrient intake and enhances dietary quality in older females

    Grant, D, Tomlinson, D ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1349-1024, Tsintzas, K, Kolic, P ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-1857 and Onambele-Pearson, G (2020) Displacing sedentary behaviour with light intensity physical activity spontaneously alters habitual macronutrient intake and enhances dietary quality in older females. Nutrients, 12 (8). pp. 1-19. ISSN 2072-6643

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    © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Displacing Sedentary Behaviour (SB) with light intensity physical activity (LIPA) is increasingly viewed as a viable means of health enhancement. It is, however, unclear whether any behavioural compensations accompany such an intervention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify any dietary changes that accompany SB displacement. We hypothesised that SB displacement would improve dietary quality. Thirty-five elderly females (73 ± 5 years) were randomly allocated to one of three groups: (1) sedentary behaviour fragmentation (SBF) (n = 14), (2) continuous LIPA (n = 14), or (3) control (n = 7). Habitual diet (four-day food diary) and physical behaviour (accelerometery) were assessed at weeks 0 and 8. Out of 45 nutrients examined, only glucose exhibited a group × time interaction (p = 0.03), mediated by an exclusive reduction following SBF (−31%). SBF was also the sole experimental group to increase nutrients promoting bone health (SBF: 17%, LIPA: −34%. control: 21%), whereas both experimental groups consumed more nutrients promoting anabolism (SBF: 13%, LIPA: 4%, control: −34%) (z-scores). New ambulators (n = 8) also consumed more nutrients promoting bone health (16%)/anabolism (2%) (z-scores), including significantly increased Zinc intake (p = 0.05, 29%). Displacing SB with LIPA improves dietary quality in older females. Furthermore, SB fragmentation appears advantageous for various dietary outcomes.

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