Article
Energy balance in obesity.
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society - 1 May 2003
Webber Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
The current epidemic of human obesity implies that whilst energy balance appears to be regulated, the extent of this regulatory process is being overwhelmed in large numbers of the population by environmental changes. Clearly, the shift towards positive energy balance reflects both alterations in energy intake and decreases in physical activity. Increased energy intake and, in particular, the rising proportion of...
Topics
- Basal Metabolism
- Carrier Proteins
- Energy Intake
- Energy Metabolism
- Exercise
- Food Deprivation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Ion Channels
- Membrane Proteins
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Obesity
- Uncoupling Agents
- Uncoupling Protein 1
