We present a consolidated view of the complexity and challenges of designing studies for
measurement of energy metabolism in mouse models, including a practical guide to the …

The study of phenotypic evolution should be an integrative endeavor that combines different
approaches and crosses disciplinary and phylogenetic boundaries to consider complex …

A fundamental principle of nutrition and metabolism is that body weight change is
associated with an imbalance between the energy content of food eaten and energy …

Over the last decade, mouse models have become a popular instrument for studying cardiac
arrhythmias. This review assesses in which respects a mouse heart is a miniature human …

A long-running issue in appetite research concerns the influence of energy expenditure on
energy intake. More than 50 years ago, Otto G. Edholm proposed that “the differences …

According to L avoisier,'Life is combustion'. But to what extent humans adapt to changes in
food intake through adaptive thermogenesis–by turning down the rate of heat production …

From a health perspective, an underappreciated consequence of the normal aging process
is the impacts that the gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass, termed sarcopenia, has on …

In mammals and birds, conservation of body heat at around 37° C is vital to life.
Thermogenesis is the production of this heat which can be obligatory, as in basal metabolic …

Background Since low basal metabolic rate (BMR) is a risk factor for weight regain, it is
important to measure BMR before bariatric surgery. We aimed to evaluate the BMR among …

The investigation of the etiological factors of obesity, whether genetic or environmental, has
strongly influenced the development of strategies to control the disease. Obesity must be …