High levels of spontaneous physical activity in lean people and the nonexercise activity
thermogenesis (NEAT) derived from that activity appear to protect lean people from obesity …

Resistance to obesity is becoming an exception rather than the norm, and understanding
mechanisms that lead some to remain lean in spite of an obesigenic environment is critical if …

Lean individuals have high levels of spontaneous physical activity (SPA) and the energy
expenditure derived from that activity, termed non-exercise activity thermogenesis or NEAT …

The rise in obesity is associated with a decline in the amount of physical activity in which
people engage. The energy expended through everyday non‐exercise activity, called non …

Orexins/hypocretins and their receptors (OXRs) are ubiquitously distributed throughout the
nervous system and peripheral tissues. Recently, various reports have indicated that orexins …

Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), the most variable component of energy
expenditure, can account for differential capacities for human weight gain. Also highly …

Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything that is not
sleeping, eating, or sports-like exercise. It includes the energy expended walking to work …

Overweight and obesity result from an imbalance between caloric intake and energy
expenditure, including expenditure from spontaneous physical activity (SPA). Changes in …

Spontaneous physical activity is activity that is non-volitional, or subconscious, such as
fidgeting and shifting in one's seat, and time spent moving (standing and ambulating) …

Obesity has increased in prevalence worldwide, attributed in part to the influences of an
obesity-promoting environment and genetic factors. While obesity and overweight …