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Differences in energy metabolism between normal weight ‘large-eating’ and ‘small-eating’ women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Dalas Clark ,
Frank Tomas ,
Robert T. Withers ,
M. Brinkman ,
Colin Chandler ,
John Phillips ,
F. John Ballard ,
Michael N. Berry  and
Paul Nestel
Dalas Clark
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Frank Tomas
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Robert T. Withers
Affiliation:
Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Education, The Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
M. Brinkman
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Colin Chandler
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
John Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, The Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
F. John Ballard
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
Michael N. Berry
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, The Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Paul Nestel
Affiliation:
CSIRO (Australia), Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 10041, Gouger Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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Nine ‘large-eating’ (approximately 12 MJ/d) and nine ‘small-eating’ (approximately 5.3 MJ/d) women were selected from the population on the basis of diet and activity diaries. At rest and in the post-absorptive state the rate of oxygen consumption (Vo2)/kg fat-free mass (FFM) and rate of carbon dioxide production (Vco2)/kg FFM were 9–17% higher (P < 0.05) in the ‘large-eaters’ than in the ‘small-eaters’. As energy expenditure was increased by walking at 2.4, 3.9 and 5.4 km/h the differences between the two experimental groups for both Vo2/kg FFM and Vco2/kg FFM were decreased to negligible values, but energy expended on a body-weight basis (MJ/kg per min) remained significantly higher (5–10%) in ‘large-eaters’. Oral temperature was also consistently higher (up to 0.5°) in this group both at rest and during sitting, standing and walking activities. Although the average thermic effect of a standardized liquid meal tended to be higher (27%; not significant) in the ‘small-eaters’, the other results demonstrate that the ‘large-eating’ females had a markedly higher rate of energy expenditure at rest and during light physical activities.

Keywords

Energy metabolismIndirect calorimetryWomen
Type
Energy Intake and Balance
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , July 1992 , pp. 31 - 44
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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