Open AccessEnergy expenditure in adults living in developing compared with industrialized countries: a meta-analysis of doubly labeled water studies
Author(s) -
Lara R. Dugas,
Regina Harders,
Sarah Merrill,
Kara Ebersole,
David A. Shoham,
Elaine Rush,
Félix Assah,
Terrence Forrester,
Ramón Durazo-Arvizú,
Amy Luke
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.3945/ajcn.110.007278
Subject(s) - developing country , energy expenditure , doubly labeled water , energy (signal processing) , developed country , economics , environmental science , demographic economics , environmental health , economic growth , medicine , mathematics , statistics , endocrinology , population
There is an assumption that people in developing countries have a higher total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity level (PAL) than do people in developed nations, but few objective data for this assertion exist.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom