Background: This study aimed to investigate the putative role of the triglycerideglucose index (TyG index) computed as ln[TG (mg/dl) × glucose (mg/dl)/2] and derived proxies as predictors of adiposity and weight loss changes after a lowcalorie diet (LCD) intervention.Methods: A total of 744 adult participants from the multicentre DIOGenes intervention study were prescribed a LCD (800 kcal/day) during 8 weeks. Body composition and fat content at baseline and after 8 weeks were estimated by DEXA/BIA. A multivariate analysis approach was used to estimate the difference in ΔWeight 1-2 (kg), ΔBMI 1-2 (kg/m 2 ) or ΔFat 1-2 (%) between the basal value (point 1) and after 8 weeks following a LCD (point 2), respectively. The TyG index at baseline (TyG 1 ), after following the LCD for 8 weeks (TyG 2 ) or the TyG index differences between both time points (ΔTyG 1-2 ) were analysed as predictors of weight and fat changes.Results: TyG 1 was associated with ΔWeight 1-2 (kg) and ΔBMI 1-2 (kg/m 2 ), with β = 0.812 (p = .017) and β = 0.265 (p = .018), respectively. Also, TyG 2 values were inversely related to ΔFat 1-2 (%), β = −1.473 (p = .015). Moreover, ΔTyG 1-2 was associated with ΔWeight 1-2 (kg) and ΔFat 1-2 (%), β = 0.689 (p = .045) and β = 1.764 (p = .002), respectively. Furthermore, an association between TyG 2 and resistance to fat loss was found (p = .015).
Conclusion:TyG 1 index is a good predictor of weight loss induced by LCD. Moreover, TyG 2 was closely related to resistance to fat loss, while ΔTyG 1-2 values were positively associated with body fat changes. Therefore, TyG index and derived estimations could be used as markers of individualized responses to energy restriction and a surrogate of body composition outcomes in clinical/epidemiological settings in obesity conditions.