Energy Cost of Standing in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort: Are Energy-Savers a Minority or the Majority?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The disease risks associated with sedentary behavior are now firmly established, and consequently there is much interest in methods of increasing low-intensity physical activity. In this context, it is a widely held belief that altering posture allocation can modify energy expenditure (EE) to impact upon body weight regulation and health. However, we recently showed the existence of two distinct phenotypes pertaining to the energy cost of standing-with the majority of a Caucasian cohort showing no sustained increase in EE during standing relative to sitting. Here we investigated whether this phenomenon is also observed across a multi-ethnic male cohort.

Objective

To determine the magnitude and time-course of changes in EE and respiratory quotient (RQ) during stead

SUBMITTER: Monnard CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5215931 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature