Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.

Speakman, J.R.; de Jong, JMA; Sinha, S.; Westerterp, K.R.; Yamada, Y.; Sagayama, H.; Ainslie, P.N.; Anderson, L.J.; Arab, L.; Bedu-Addo, K.; Blanc, S.; Bonomi, A.G.; Bovet, P.; Brage, S.; Buchowski, M.S.; Butte, N.F.; Camps, SGJA; Cooper, J.A.; Cooper, R.; Das, S.K.; Davies, PSW; Dugas, L.R.; Ekelund, U.; Entringer, S.; Forrester, T.; Fudge, B.W.; Gillingham, M.; Ghosh, S.; Goris, A.H.; Gurven, M.; Halsey, L.G.; Hambly, C.; Haisma, H.H.; Hoffman, D.; Hu, S.; Joosen, A.M.; Kaplan, J.L.; Katzmarzyk, P.; Kraus, W.E.; Kushner, R.F.; Leonard, W.R.; Löf, M.; Martin, C.K.; Matsiko, E.; Medin, A.C.; Meijer, E.P.; Neuhouser, M.L.; Nicklas, T.A.; Ojiambo, R.M.; Pietiläinen, K.H.; Plange-Rhule, J.; Plasqui, G.; Prentice, R.L.; Racette, S.B.; Raichlen, D.A.; Ravussin, E.; Redman, L.M.; Roberts, S.B.; Rudolph, M.C.; Sardinha, L.B.; Schuit, A.J.; Silva, A.M.; Stice, E.; Urlacher, S.S.; Valenti, G.; Van Etten, L.M.; Van Mil, E.A.; Wood, B.M.; Yanovski, J.A.; Yoshida, T.; Zhang, X.; Murphy-Alford, A.J.; Loechl, C.U.; Kurpad, A.; Luke, A.H.; Pontzer, H.; Rodeheffer, M.S.; Rood, J.; Schoeller, D.A.; Wong, W.W.

doi:10.1038/s42255-023-00782-2

Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.

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Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.

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UNIL/CHUV

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Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.

Journal

Nature metabolism

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Speakman J.R., de Jong JMA, Sinha S., Westerterp K.R., Yamada Y., Sagayama H., Ainslie P.N., Anderson L.J., Arab L., Bedu-Addo K., Blanc S., Bonomi A.G., Bovet P., Brage S., Buchowski M.S., Butte N.F., Camps SGJA, Cooper J.A., Cooper R., Das S.K., Davies PSW, Dugas L.R., Ekelund U., Entringer S., Forrester T., Fudge B.W., Gillingham M., Ghosh S., Goris A.H., Gurven M., Halsey L.G., Hambly C., Haisma H.H., Hoffman D., Hu S., Joosen A.M., Kaplan J.L., Katzmarzyk P., Kraus W.E., Kushner R.F., Leonard W.R., Löf M., Martin C.K., Matsiko E., Medin A.C., Meijer E.P., Neuhouser M.L., Nicklas T.A., Ojiambo R.M., Pietiläinen K.H., Plange-Rhule J., Plasqui G., Prentice R.L., Racette S.B., Raichlen D.A., Ravussin E., Redman L.M., Roberts S.B., Rudolph M.C., Sardinha L.B., Schuit A.J., Silva A.M., Stice E., Urlacher S.S., Valenti G., Van Etten L.M., Van Mil E.A., Wood B.M., Yanovski J.A., Yoshida T., Zhang X., Murphy-Alford A.J., Loechl C.U., Kurpad A., Luke A.H., Pontzer H., Rodeheffer M.S., Rood J., Schoeller D.A., Wong W.W.

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2522-5812 (Electronic)

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2522-5812

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04/2023

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579-588

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english

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Publication types: Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Letter
Publication Status: ppublish

Abstract

Obesity is caused by a prolonged positive energy balance <sup>1,2</sup> . Whether reduced energy expenditure stemming from reduced activity levels contributes is debated <sup>3,4</sup> . Here we show that in both sexes, total energy expenditure (TEE) adjusted for body composition and age declined since the late 1980s, while adjusted activity energy expenditure increased over time. We use the International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labelled Water database on energy expenditure of adults in the United States and Europe (n = 4,799) to explore patterns in total (TEE: n = 4,799), basal (BEE: n = 1,432) and physical activity energy expenditure (n = 1,432) over time. In males, adjusted BEE decreased significantly, but in females this did not reach significance. A larger dataset of basal metabolic rate (equivalent to BEE) measurements of 9,912 adults across 163 studies spanning 100 years replicates the decline in BEE in both sexes. We conclude that increasing obesity in the United States/Europe has probably not been fuelled by reduced physical activity leading to lowered TEE. We identify here a decline in adjusted BEE as a previously unrecognized factor.

Keywords

Male, Female, United States, Humans, Health Expenditures, Exercise, Basal Metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Obesity/metabolism

OAI-PMH

oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_9EA32B2CF6A2

DOI

10.1038/s42255-023-00782-2

Pubmed

37100994

Web of science

000989676500009

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02/05/2023 8:55