Resting metabolic rate of obese patients under very low calorie ketogenic diet

Abstract Background The resting metabolic rate (RMR) decrease, observed after an obesity reduction therapy is a determinant of a short-time weight regain. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate changes in RMR, and the associated hormonal alterations in obese patients with a very low-calor...

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Main Authors: Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Ana B. Crujeiras, Ana I. Castro, Miguel A. Martinez-Olmos, Ana Canton, Lucia Ordoñez-Mayan, Ignacio Sajoux, Cristobal Galban, Diego Bellido, Felipe F. Casanueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-018-0249-z