Resting energy expenditure in children at risk of hypothalamic dysfunction.
Jiska van SchaikM BurghardM H LequinE A van MarenA M van DijkT TakkenL B Rehorst-KleinlugtenbeltB BakkerL MeijerE W HovingM FioccoA Y N Schouten-van MeeterenW J E TissingH M van SantenPublished in: Endocrine connections (2022)
REE may be lowered in children with hypothalamic damage and is associated to the degree of clinical HD. REE is, however, not lowered in all children suspect for HD. For children with mild or moderate clinical HD symptoms, REE measurements may be useful to distinguish between those who may benefit from obesity treatment that increases REE from those who would be better helped using other obesity interventions.