"Energy Expenditure and Wasting in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in New England Journal of Medicine, "Background: Increased expenditure of energy at rest has been considered a contributing factor to the negative energy balance and weight loss that occur in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, the true determinant of energy balance is not resting but total energy expenditure. We sought to determine the contribution of total energy expenditure to weight changes in patients with HIV associated wasting. Methods: We performed 51 assessments of energy metabolism in 27 men with HIV infection at different stages of disease, including periods of both...

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