High respiratory quotient is associated with increases in body weight and fat mass in young adults.
R P ShookG A HandA E PaluchXuewen WangR MoranJ R HébertJ M JakicicS N BlairPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2015)
The primary finding is a high RQ is predictive of gains in body weight and fat mass over a 12-month period among young adults, with changes occurring as soon as 3 months. In addition, a low RMR was not associated with gains in body weight or fat mass over the same period.