Meal-induced thermogenesis in lean and obese prepubertal children
C Maffeis, Y Schutz, L Zoccante, R Micciolo… - The American journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
The resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the thermic effect of a meal (TEM) were measured in a
group of 16 prepubertal (8.8±0.3 y) obese children (43.6±9.2 kg) and compared with a group
of 10 age-matched (8.6±0.4 y), normal-weight children (31.0±6.0 kg). The RMR was higher
in the obese than in the control children (4971±485 vs 4519±326 kJ/d, P< 0.05); after the
RMR was adjusted for the effect of fat-free mass (FFM) the values were not significantly
different (4887±389 vs 4686±389 kJ/d). The thermic response to a liquid mixed meal …
group of 16 prepubertal (8.8±0.3 y) obese children (43.6±9.2 kg) and compared with a group
of 10 age-matched (8.6±0.4 y), normal-weight children (31.0±6.0 kg). The RMR was higher
in the obese than in the control children (4971±485 vs 4519±326 kJ/d, P< 0.05); after the
RMR was adjusted for the effect of fat-free mass (FFM) the values were not significantly
different (4887±389 vs 4686±389 kJ/d). The thermic response to a liquid mixed meal …
