Postexercise fat oxidation may be important for exercise prescription aimed at optimizing fat loss. The authors examined the effects of exercise intensity, duration, and modality on postexercise oxygen consumption (VO2) and substrate selection/ respiratory-exchange ratio (RER) in healthy individuals. Three experiments (n = 7 for each) compared (a) short- (SD) vs. long-duration (LD) ergometer cy...

Currently, there are few studies on the repeatability of a time series analysis of respiratory exchange ratio (RER) under the same conditions. This repeated-measures study compared 2 trials completed under the same conditions. After an 8-hour fast, subjects (7 male and 5 female) (mean ± SD) of age 27.3 ± 3.7 years, body weight of 71.8 ± 8.4 kg, percent body fat of 16.4 ± 8.1%, and peak oxygen u...

Metabolic exercise testing is valuable in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), but periodic breathing may confound the measurements. We aimed to examine the effects of periodic breathing on the measurement of oxygen uptake ( V*O(2)) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER). First, we measured the effects of different averaging procedures on peak V*O(2) and RER values in 122 patients with CHF ...

Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs), such as olanzapine (OLZ), are associated with metabolic side effects, including hyperglycemia. Although a central mechanism of action for the acute effects on glycemia has been suggested, evidence for peripheral versus central effects of AAPs has been mixed and has not been explored for an effect of OLZ on the respiratory exchange ratio (RER). Here, we tested the...

The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze the changes in several metabolic and neuromuscular variables in response to endurance training during three defined periods of a full sports season (rest, precompetition and competition). The study population was formed by thirteen professional cyclists (age +/- SEM: 24+/-1 years; mean V(O2 max) approximately 74 ml kg(-1) min(-1)). In each testi...

INTRODUCTION Exposure to hypoxia has been suggested to acutely alter glucose regulation. However, the effects of successive exposure to moderate hypoxia on postprandial glucose regulation and substrate oxidation pattern after multiple meals have not been elucidated. PURPOSE We examined the effects of successive exposure to moderate hypoxia on metabolic responses and substrate oxidation patter...

Objective: Very recent studies have reported positive effects of dietary nitrate on the oxygen consumption during exercise. This research aimed to study the effect of moderate dose of high-nitrate vegetables, watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and red radish (Raphanus sativus) compared with a control group on the incremental treadmill exercise test following a standard Bruce protocol controlled...

BACKGROUND The respiratory exchange ratio (RER) indirectly shows the muscle's oxidative capacity to get energy. Sedentarism, exercise and physically active lifestyles modify it. For that reason, this study evaluates the associations between RER during sub-maximum exercise and other well established fitness indicators (body fat, maximum heart rate, maximum O(2) uptake, workload, and lactate thre...

This study introduces the respiratory exchange ratio (RER; the ratio of whole-body CO2 production to O2 consumption) as an aid to monitor metabolic acidosis during the early phase of endotoxic shock in unanesthetized, freely moving rats. Two serotypes of lipopolysaccharide (lipopolysaccharide [LPS] O55:B5 and O127:B8) were tested at shock-inducing doses (0.5-2 mg/kg). Phasic rises in RER were o...

To achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas in buildings, Korean government formulated mandatory regulations that mandate installation renewable energy systems buildings. Because evaluation these is conducted at building design stage, it cannot be guaranteed target will show expected performance after its completion. In this study, regulation level supply obligation ratio (RER) by was compar...