Obesity

Findings from Derriford Hospital broaden understanding of obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 19th, 2010

According to a study from Plymouth, the United Kingdom, "Few weight management clinics have access to indirect calorimetry with which to measure energy expenditure. Instead, they use energy expenditure prediction equations, which were not designed for use in obesity."

"We aimed to establish the extent to which such equations overestimate and underestimate resting energy expenditure (REE) in overweight and obese individuals. We compared the Schofield, Harris & Benedict, James & Lean and World Health Organisation (WHO) REE prediction equations with the clinical gold standard of indirect calorimetry in 28 males and 168 females, with a mean (SD) age of 28.9 (6.4) years and...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-04-19)

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