Open AccessRelation between holiday weight gain and total energy expenditure among 40- to 69-y-old men and women (OPEN study)
Author(s) -
Chad Cook,
Amy F. Subar,
Richard P. Troiano,
Dale A. Schoeller
Publication year - 2012
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.111.023036
Subject(s) - energy expenditure , weight gain , demography , medicine , gerontology , body weight , environmental health , psychology , zoology , sociology , endocrinology , biology
A significant proportion of the average annual body weight (BW) gain in US adults (~0.5-1 kg/y) may result from modest episodes of positive energy balance during the winter holiday season.
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