Open AccessFasting Hyperglycemia Predicts Lower Rates of Weight Gain by Increased Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation Rate
Author(s) -
Paolo Piaggi,
Marie S. Thearle,
Clifton Bogardus,
Jonathan Krakoff
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-3582
Subject(s) - respiratory quotient , medicine , endocrinology , basal metabolic rate , weight gain , glycemic , basal (medicine) , insulin , insulin resistance , chemistry , body weight
Increased adiposity and insulin resistance are associated with hyperglycemia and previous studies have reported that higher glucoses are associated with lower rates of weight gain. One possible mechanism is via increased energy expenditure (EE).
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