Higher than predicted resting energy expenditure and lower physical activity in healthy underweight Chinese adults

Sumei Hu, Xueying Zhang, Marina Stamatiou, Catherine Hambly, Yumeng Huang, Jianfang Ma, Yiran Li, John R Speakman* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Contrary to popular opinion that lean individuals "eat what they want" and exercise more, Hu et al. study a cohort of healthy underweight volunteers and reveal them to have reduced physical activity relative to normal BMI controls and lower food intake. This cohort is also shown to have higher than expected resting energy expenditure, which is associated with elevations in thyroid hormones.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1413-1415
Number of pages3
JournalCell Metabolism
Volume34
Issue number10
Early online date14 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2022

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