Contribution of individual organ mass loss to weight loss-associated decline in resting energy expenditure.
@article{BosyWestphal2009ContributionOI,
title={Contribution of individual organ mass loss to weight loss-associated decline in resting energy expenditure.},
author={Anja Bosy-Westphal and Elke Kossel and Kristin Goele and Wiebke Later and Britta Hitze and Uta Settler and Martin Heller and Claus C. Gl{\"u}er and Steven B. Heymsfield and Manfred J. M{\"u}ller},
journal={The American journal of clinical nutrition},
year={2009},
volume={90 4},
pages={
993-1001
}
}BACKGROUND
Weight loss leads to reduced resting energy expenditure (REE) independent of fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) loss, but the effect of changes in FFM composition is unclear.
OBJECTIVE
We hypothesized that a decrease in REE adjusted for FFM with weight loss would be partly explained by a disproportionate loss in the high metabolic activity component of FFM.
DESIGN
Forty-five overweight and obese women [body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 28.7-46.8] aged 22-46 y followed a low…
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