Energy expenditure and intake during puberty in healthy nonobese adolescents: a systematic review.

Hoi Lun ChengMazen AmatouryKatharine S Steinbeck
Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2016)
Reasonably consistent evidence exists to support higher absolute BMR/RMR and TDEE in pubertal than in prepubertal adolescents. Differences are largely accounted for by FFM, among other potential factors such as growth- and puberty-related hormones. This review argues for further research into hormonal influences on pubertal energy balance and subsequent effects on obesity risk.