Energy availability (EA) is defined as the amount of dietary energy available to sustain
physiological function after subtracting the energetic cost of exercise. Insufficient EA due to …

Despite isolated areas of improvement, no country to date has reversed its obesity epidemic.
Governments, together with a broad range of stakeholders, need to act urgently to decrease …

Objective To measure long‐term changes in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body
composition in participants of “The Biggest Loser” competition. Methods Body composition …

Weight changes are accompanied by imbalances between calorie intake and expenditure.
This fact is often misinterpreted to suggest that obesity is caused by gluttony and sloth and …

Abstract Position Statement: The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) bases the
following position stand on a critical analysis of the literature regarding the effects of diet …

Under normal conditions, food intake and energy expenditure are balanced by a
homeostatic system that maintains stability of body fat content over time. However, this …

Background Caloric restriction (CR), energy intake reduced below ad libitum (AL) intake,
increases life span in many species. The implications for humans can be clarified by …

Background: Adaptive thermogenesis (AT) is the fat-free mass (FFM)–independent reduction
of resting energy expenditure (REE) to caloric restriction (CR). AT attenuates weight loss …

Metabolic adaptation to weight changes relates to body weight control, obesity and
malnutrition. Adaptive thermogenesis (AT) refers to changes in resting and non-resting …

This review focuses on the contribution of white, brown, and perivascular adipose tissues to
the pathophysiology of obesity and its associated metabolic and vascular complications …