Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years

John R. Speakman; Klaas R. Westerterp

doi:10.1038/s42255-023-00790-2

Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years

John R. Speakman^*, Klaas R. Westerterp

^*Corresponding author for this work

NUTRIM - Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health

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Abstract

Obesity is caused by a mismatch between energy intake and expenditure. How much reduced expenditure (which is assumed to result from reduced activity) or elevated food intake contribute to obesity is debated. We show that total energy expenditure has been falling owing to a reduction in basal metabolic rate and not in activity expenditure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-545
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Metabolism
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00790-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2023

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