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Resting metabolic rate and diet-induced thermogenesis in abdominal and gluteal-femoral obese women before and after weight reduction. 1988

C den Besten, and G Vansant, and J A Weststrate, and P Deurenberg

Department of Human Nutrition, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Fifteen premenopausal obese women, seven abdominal obese (AO) and eight gluteal-femoral obese (GFO), followed an energy-reduced diet of 1000 kcal/d (4.2 MJ/d) over 8 wk. Body-fat distribution was assessed using a cutoff point of 0.80 for the waist-to-hips girth ratio. Before and after the dietary treatment resting metabolic rate (RMR) and diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) (after a normal breakfast) were measured by indirect calorimetry. Body-weight reduction and energy intake during the diet period did not differ significantly between both groups. Before weight loss the AO group had slightly greater RMR than the GFO group. After weight loss mean RMR decreased about 10% in the AO group and about 2.5% in the GFO group. Before weight loss DIT was slightly but not significantly higher in the AO group than in the GFO group. After weight loss DIT increased significantly in the GFO group. Weight loss was generally associated with decreased blood glucose, serum triglycerides, and total serum cholesterol levels in the AO women but not in the GFO women.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D001823	Body Composition	The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.	Body Compositions,Composition, Body,Compositions, Body
D001833	Body Temperature Regulation	The processes of heating and cooling that an organism uses to control its temperature.	Heat Loss,Thermoregulation,Regulation, Body Temperature,Temperature Regulation, Body,Body Temperature Regulations,Heat Losses,Loss, Heat,Losses, Heat,Regulations, Body Temperature,Temperature Regulations, Body,Thermoregulations
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002081	Buttocks	Either of two fleshy protuberances at the lower posterior section of the trunk or HIP in humans and primate on which a person or animal sits, consisting of gluteal MUSCLES and fat.	Gluteal Region,Buttock,Gluteal Regions,Region, Gluteal,Regions, Gluteal
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D004038	Diet, Reducing	A diet designed to cause an individual to lose weight.	Weight Loss Diet,Weight Reduction Diet,Diet, Weight Loss,Diet, Weight Reduction,Diets, Reducing,Diets, Weight Loss,Diets, Weight Reduction,Reducing Diet,Reducing Diets,Weight Loss Diets,Weight Reduction Diets
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005	Abdomen	That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.	Abdomens