Physical Activity Energy Expenditure and Total Daily Energy Expenditure in Successful Weight Loss Maintainers.
Danielle M OstendorfAnn E CaldwellSeth A CreasyZhaoxing PanKate LydenAudrey BergouignanPaul S MacLeanHolly R WyattJames O HillEdward L MelansonVictoria A CatenacciPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
The high levels of PAEE and TDEE observed in individuals maintaining a substantial weight loss (-26.2 ± 9.8 kg maintained for 9.0 ± 10.2 years) suggest that this group relies on high levels of energy expended in physical activity to remain in energy balance (and avoid weight regain) at a reduced body weight.