Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after “The Biggest Loser” competition
National Institutes of Health · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · +3 more institutions
Abstract
To measure long-term changes in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition in participants of "The Biggest Loser" competition.
Body composition was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and RMR was determined by indirect calorimetry at baseline, at the end of the 30-week competition and 6 years later. Metabolic adaptation was defined as the residual RMR after adjusting for changes in body composition and age.
Of the 16 "Biggest Loser" competitors originally investigated, 14 participated in this follow-up study. Weight loss at the end of the competition was (mean ± SD) 58.3 ± 24.9 kg (P
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Authors
11- EFErin Fothergill
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- JGJuen Guo
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- LHLilian Howard
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- JCJennifer C. Kerns
Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC VA Medical Center
- NDNicolas D. Knuth
Towson University
Topics & keywords
- Basal metabolic rate
- Metabolic adaptation
- Weight loss
- Body weight
- Competition (biology)
- Medicine
- Metabolic rate
- Composition (language)