Article
Genetic effects in human energy expenditure components.
International journal of obesity - 1 Jan 1990
Bouchard C, Tremblay A
Abstract excerpt
It is increasingly recognized that variations in human energy expenditure are partly due to an influence of the genotype, even after control for the well established concomitants of energy expenditure. Using the technique of genetic epidemiology, we have found that about 40 percent of the variance in resting metabolic rate, thermic effect of food and energy cost of low to moderate intensity exercise (less than or...
Topics
- Adult
- Basal Metabolism
- Energy Intake
- Energy Metabolism
- Genotype
- Humans
- Obesity
- Physical Exertion
- Twins