Thermic Effect of Feeding in Relation to Energy Balance in Elderly Men
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Vol. 27 (1), 71-77
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000176625
Abstract
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the thermic effect of feeding (TEF) 2 meals of differing energy densities were measured in 8 healthy elderly men aged 63-74 yr. Similar measurements were made on 8 healthy young men aged 22-28 yr. TEF was related to the meal size in both groups. Metabolic rate increased by 20.7 and 27.9% in the elderly group (EG) and 25.8 and 37.7% in the control group (CG) in response to the 2.0- and 4.0-MJ meals, respectively. Although the EG were fatter than the CG, they consumed a smaller daily food intake: the decline in RMR and TEF as indicated by the study may explain this paradox.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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