Category Archives: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Obesity is a Metabolic Disorder: More Evidence

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he thermic effect of food (TEF) is the rise in body temperature in response to energy intake. Following a meal, body temperature rises as the oxidation of lipids and glucose progresses. This increase in temperature can be measured directly to … Continue reading →

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More on Exercise Versus Diet

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ery-low calorie diets produce short-term weight loss but are often associated with a decrease in fat free mass that reduces resting metabolic rate and prevents further weight loss. Because weight training is anabolic and can increase fat free mass, it … Continue reading →

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Forced Energy Restriction: Goodbye Muscle, Hello Weight Regain

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Despite realms of scientific evidence suggesting a lack of efficacy, the mainstream medical community continues to dogmatically propagate the myth that forced energy restriction is the treatment of choice for obesity. The purpose of forced energy restriction diets is to … Continue reading →

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Energy Utilisation: Defective in Obesity

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

t has been shown that obese individuals have an inability to correctly utilise energy from ingested food. This is as a result of the insulin resistance that is a probably cause of weight gain in the obesity disease. In such … Continue reading →

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Very Low Calorie Diets: Dangerous Disinformation

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Low and very low calorie diets continue to be used as the main treatment against obesity. This is despite evidence published by the nutritional sciences demonstrating that forced energy restriction diets cause muscle loss and lower resting metabolic rates (RMR) … Continue reading →

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More Forced Energy Restriction: More Muscle Loss

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

orced energy restriction causes muscle loss in obese individuals. This is related to the fact that obesity is a disease characterised by insulin resistance which prevents the correct oxidation of fatty acids and glucose as fuel sources. Reducing calorie intake … Continue reading →

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Resting Metabolic Rate in Obesity

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the energy required when at rest. In other words, it is the energy required by the body for normal metabolic function, with no skeletal muscle work output. The RMR contributes the largest proportion of … Continue reading →

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