Open AccessEnergy expenditure at rest and during sleep in children with Prader-Willi syndrome is explained by body composition
Author(s) -
Edgar van Mil,
Klaas R. Westerterp,
Willem J.M. Gerver,
Leopold Curfs,
Constance T. R. M. SchranderStumpel,
Arnold D.M. Kester,
Wim H. M. Saris
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/71.3.752
Subject(s) - basal metabolic rate , medicine , obesity , endocrinology , lean body mass , fat free mass , fat mass , body mass index , physiology , body weight
Obesity in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) seems to be related to a low basal metabolic rate (BMR). In addition, abnormal sleep patterns reported in PWS might affect sleeping metabolic rate (SMR).
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