The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays an important role in the regulation of energy
expenditure. However, whether tonic SNS activity contributes to resting metabolic rate …

We recently demonstrated in young adult humans that the sympathetic nervous system
contributes to the control of resting metabolic rate via tonic β-adrenergic receptor stimulation …

The sympathetic nervous system contributes to resting metabolic rate (RMR) via β-
adrenergic receptor (β-AR) stimulation of energy metabolism. RMR and β-AR support of …

We previously reported that 1 week of propranolol treatment (160 to 240 mg/d, orally)
reduced resting metabolic rate (RMR) an average of 9% in healthy men. To determine …

The role of the sympathetic nervous system in free fatty acid (FFA) mobilization was
assessed in this study. FFA turnover rate using 1-14 C-palmitic acid and metabolic rate by …

Obesity is a very common disease worldwide, resulting from a disturbance in the energy
balance. The metabolic syndrome is also a cluster of abnormalities with basic characteristics …

There is growing evidence of the involvement of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity
in determining metabolic rate. Whole-body plasma norepinephrine turnover and its …

The relative amounts of the macronutrients oxidized by an individual are reflected in the
respiratory quotient (RQ), which varies inversely with lipid oxidation. A high RQ, indicating a …

The sympathetic nervous system is recognized to play a role in the etiology of animal and
possibly human obesity through its impact on energy expenditure and/or food intake. We …

Nerve traffic recordings (muscle sympathetic nerve traffic [MSNA]) have shown that
sympathetic activation may occur in obesity. However, the small sample size of the available …