Resting Energy Expenditure in Normal-Weight and Overweight/Obese Subjects Was Similar Despite Elevated Sympathovagal Balance
Author(s) -
Uğur Dal,
Ayhan Taner Erdoğan,
Aslıgül Cüreoğlu,
Hüseyin Beydağı
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000345189
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , basal metabolic rate , zoology , obesity , endocrinology , resting energy expenditure , doubly labeled water , energy expenditure , biology
Alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) may cause impairment in the metabolic processes that can lead to weight gain. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference between the resting energy expenditure (REE) and the resting ANS activity in overweight/obese and normal-weight healthy subjects.
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