Both in man and in animal models, changes in food intake and body composition in later life have been reported after alterations in perinatal nutrition. Therefore, we hypothesised that early postnatal undernutrition in the rat induces permanent changes in energy balance. Food restriction (FR) during lactation was achieved by enlarging litter size to twenty pups, whereas control animals were rai...

Energy intake and expenditure in women runners and non-runners were assessed by weighed food records, evaluation of minute-by-minute activity diaries, and indirect calorimetry. All participants were adapted to their stated activity levels for at least 6 months and maintained a constant body-weight throughout their participation. Calculated daily energy intake equalled calculated expenditure in ...

The study aims to describe and compare two methods of energy intake assessment and one measure of energy expenditure applied in adolescents from a birth cohort. In a sub-sample of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort, followed up in 2006-7, information on intake was obtained through a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and three 24-hour-recalls (24hR), while energy expenditure was assessed us...

The adipocyte hormone leptin regulates body weight in mice by decreasing food intake and increasing energy expenditure. Whether leptin is of physiological importance for these processes in humans is, however, not clear. We therefore studied the relation between leptin and habitual food intake in 64 healthy postmenopausal women. Dietary habits were assessed with a modified diet history method. B...

The endocannabinoids have been recognized as an important system involved in the regulation of energy balance. Rimonabant (SR141716), a selective inverse agonist of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1), has been shown to cause weight loss. However, its suppressive impact on food intake is transient, indicating a likely additional effect on energy expenditure. To examine the effects of rimonabant on com...

We have measured caloric intake, energy expenditure, and the thermogenic effect of food in ten patients with stable COPD who had a history of involuntary weight loss over several years and were malnourished (< 85 percent ideal body weight). Each patient completed a 7-day food record. Indirect calorimetry was performed in the resting postabsorptive state. After placement of a nasoenteric tube, p...

ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS DEPENDS upon the balance between anabolic and catabolic drives. Generally, anabolic neuropeptides such as neuropeptide Y (NPY) increase food intake and decrease thermogenesis (5), while catabolic ones such as melanocyte stimulating hormone ( -MSH), which is released from proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (Arc), reduce intake and increase e...

This paper examines the determinants of visitors’ expenditure behaviour at cultural events. The authors analyse visitors’ expenditure at the micro-level, dividing it into expenditure on accommodation and expenditure on food and beverages. The explicative variables taken into account are socio-demographic, economic, psychological and trip–related attributes. An ad hoc survey was conducted on the...

BACKGROUND Obesity-related diseases have been shown to affect post-lung transplantation survival. An estimated 30% of lung transplant recipients develop overweight. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the possible determinants of large increases in weight after lung transplantation. The contribution of physical activity, food intake, and resting energy expenditure was examined in l...