Effect of Increased Daily Food Intake and Resistance Training on Body Composition, Body Dimension, Strength and Metabolic Variables among Underweight Males

The aim of this study was to treat underweight by combining training and diet. 47 underweight college males were divided into, a Combined Resistance Increased Food Intake Group-1 (CRIFIG-1), a Combined Resistance Normal Food Intake Group-2 (CRNFIG-2), an Increased Food Intake Group-3 (IFIG-3), and a Normal Food Intake Group-4 (NFIG-4). The resistance training (RT) was for 30 min/session twice a week, for 8 weeks. Mean, standard deviation, Paired t-test, ANOVA and repeated measures were used to analyze data. The significance level was 0.05. CRIFIG-1 and CRNFIG-2 reported significant increases in all Resistance Measures (RM) (P < 0.05). The Total Daily Energy Requirement (TDER) displayed higher values than the Total Daily Food Intake (TDFI) in all groups (P <= 0.001). It was concluded that the RT had significant effects on the training groups in all RM (paired t-test); however, all underweight subjects showed an energy deficiency at the end.