Open AccessLong-term persistence of adaptive thermogenesis in subjects who have maintained a reduced body weight
Author(s) -
Michael Rosenbaum,
Jules Hirsch,
Dympna Gallagher,
Rudolph L. Leibel
Publication year - 2008
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/88.4.906
Subject(s) - weight loss , calorie , energy expenditure , zoology , resting energy expenditure , body weight , basal metabolic rate , thermogenesis , medicine , endocrinology , weight change , chemistry , obesity , biology
After weight loss, total energy expenditure -- in particular, energy expenditure at low levels of physical activity -- is lower than predicted by actual changes in body weight and composition. An important clinical issue is whether this reduction, which predisposes to weight regain, persists over time.
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