LEP and Anxiety: This randomized controlled study investigated the effects of a 4-week LCD and the combined effects of a LCD and exercise on psychological outcomes including anxiety and eating behavior, and correlations between these two outcomes and the following physiological outcomes: anthropometric parameters (i.e., body weight, waist, and hip circumference), and biomarkers of cardiovascular health (i.e. blood glucose, blood lipids, blood pressure, c-peptide, insulin, ghrelin, leptin, and cardiorespiratory fitness) in overweight young females.