The Energetics of Obesity: A Review: Monitoring Energy Intake and Energy Expenditure in Humans

Author

Sazonov, Edward S. ; Schuckers, Stephanie

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Clarkson Univ., Postdam, NY, USA

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

35

Abstract

The fundamental components of weight regulation in humans and their relative contribution to the energy equation, and energetics of obesity, are reviewed. In conclusion, the energetics of maintaining body weight is defined by several key components that should remain in balance under normal conditions, and growing agreement that the energy intake and energy expenditure sides of the equation need to be addressed to better understand the challenges of the obesity epidemic.

Keywords

diseases; epidemics; patient monitoring; body weight maintenance; energy equation; energy expenditure; energy intake; humans; obesity epidemic; weight regulation; Chemicals; Digestive system; Energy measurement; Engineering in medicine and biology; Equations; Genetics; Humans; Monitoring; Power engineering and energy; Statistics; Biomedical Engineering; Body Weight; Eating; Energy Metabolism; Equipment Design; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic; Obesity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MEMB.2009.935470

Filename

5415986