No consistent evidence of a disproportionately low resting energy expenditure in long-term successful weight-loss maintainers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence in humans is equivocal in regards to whether resting energy expenditure (REE) decreases to a greater extent than predicted for the loss of body mass with weight loss, and whether this disproportionate decrease in REE persists with weight-loss maintenance.

Objectives

We aimed to1) determine if a lower-than-predicted REE is present in a sample of successful weight-loss maintainers (WLMs) and 2) determine if amount of weight loss or duration of weight-loss maintenance are correlated with a lower-than-predicted REE in WLMs.

Design

Participants (18-65 y old) were recruited in 3 groups: WLMs (maintaining ≥13.6 kg weight loss for ≥1 y, n = 34), normal-weight controls [NCs, body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) similar to current BMI of WLMs, n = 35], and contro

SUBMITTER: Ostendorf DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186213 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature