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Providing personalized biofeedback on resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ) via portable indirect calorimetry significantly enhances weight loss outcomes compared to standard care alone in individuals with obesity.
If you have obesity, asking for a metabolic test (indirect calorimetry) during your weight loss program can help you lose more weight than standard advice alone. This test measures how you burn fat vs. carbs and your resting energy needs. Share these results with your dietitian so they can tailor your calorie and exercise goals to your specific biology, rather than using generic formulas. This personalized approach led to significantly greater weight loss and waist circumference reduction in this study.
Participants in the INT group demonstrated additional weight loss (-2.3 kg [95% CI: -3.1, -1.5]; p <.001), reduced waist circumference (-3.9 cm [95% CI: -5.48, -2.26]; p <.001), and decreased body fat percentage (-1.5% [95% CI:-2.31, -0.72], p <.001), compared to SOC, after adjusting for baseline body mass index, age, and sex.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial, but with a small sample size (n=52) and recruitment challenges due to the pandemic.
Source
Efficacy of providing energy expenditure information to guide weight loss interventions in people with obesity: A randomized controlled trial
Jonathan Lim et al. · Clinical Obesity · 2024
DOI 10.1111/cob.12703
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