Open AccessThe “drive to eat” hypothesis: energy expenditure and fat-free mass but not adiposity are associated with milk intake and energy intake in 12 week infants
Author(s) -
Jonathan C. K. Wells,
Peter S.W. Davies,
Mark Hopkins,
John E. Blundell
Publication year - 2021
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/nqab067
Subject(s) - anthropometry , energy expenditure , appetite , fat mass , fat free mass , doubly labeled water , endocrinology , energy balance , zoology , medicine , basal metabolic rate , body mass index , resting energy expenditure , biology , ecology
Recent work has challenged the long-held assumption that appetite functions to maintain stable body mass and fat mass (FM), suggesting instead that appetite matches food intake to energy expenditure and its correlate, fat-free mass (FFM). Whether this scenario applies to young infants, in chronic positive energy balance, remains unknown.
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