Metabolic and behavioral compensations in response to caloric restriction: implications for the maintenance of weight loss.

BACKGROUND:Metabolic and behavioral adaptations to caloric restriction (CR) in free-living conditions have not yet been objectively measured. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Forty-eight (36.8+/-1.0 y), overweight (BMI 27.8+/-0.7 kg/m(2)) participants were randomized to four groups for 6-months; C...

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Main Authors: Leanne M Redman, Leonie K Heilbronn, Corby K Martin, Lilian de Jonge, Donald A Williamson, James P Delany, Eric Ravussin, Pennington CALERIE Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2634841?pdf=render