Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition

Rebecca Rimbach (), Yosuke Yamada (), Hiroyuki Sagayama (), Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Anderson, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issaad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V. C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G. J. A. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Lara R. Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas, Annemiek M. Joosen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Kitty P. Kempen, Misaka Kimura, William E. Kraus, Robert F. Kushner, Estelle V. Lambert, William R. Leonard, Nader Lessan, Corby K. Martin, Anine C. Medin, Erwin P. Meijer, James C. Morehen, James P. Morton, Marian L. Neuhouser, Theresa A. Nicklas, Robert M. Ojiambo, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Guy Plasqui, Ross L. Prentice, Roberto A. Rabinovich, Susan B. Racette, David A. Raichlen, Eric Ravussin, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Susan B. Roberts, Albertine J. Schuit, Anders M. Sjödin, Eric Stice, Samuel S. Urlacher, Giulio Valenti, Ludo M. Etten, Edgar A. Mil, Jonathan C. K. Wells, George Wilson, Brian M. Wood, Jack Yanovski, Tsukasa Yoshida, Xueying Zhang, Alexia J. Murphy-Alford, Cornelia U. Loechl, Amy H. Luke (), Jennifer Rood (), Dale A. Schoeller (), Klaas R. Westerterp (), William W. Wong (), John R. Speakman () and Herman Pontzer ()
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Rebecca Rimbach: Duke University
Yosuke Yamada: National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Hiroyuki Sagayama: University of Tsukuba
Philip N. Ainslie: Liverpool John Moores University
Lene F. Anderson: University of Oslo
Liam J. Anderson: Liverpool John Moores University
Lenore Arab: University of California
Issaad Baddou: Unité Mixte de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation, CNESTEN- Université Ibn Tofail URAC39, Regional Designated Center of Nutrition Associated with AFRA/IAEA
Kweku Bedu-Addo: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ellen E. Blaak: Maastricht University
Stephane Blanc: University of Wisconsin
Alberto G. Bonomi: Phillips Research
Carlijn V. C. Bouten: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven Unversity of Technology
Pascal Bovet: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital
Maciej S. Buchowski: Vanderbilt University
Nancy F. Butte: USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Stefan G. J. A. Camps: Maastricht University
Graeme L. Close: Liverpool John Moores University
Jamie A. Cooper: University of Wisconsin
Sai Krupa Das: Tufts University
Lara R. Dugas: Loyola University
Ulf Ekelund: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Sonja Entringer: Institute of Medical Psychology
Terrence Forrester: University of the West Indies
Barry W. Fudge: University of Glasgow
Annelies H. Goris: Maastricht University
Michael Gurven: University of California Santa Barbara
Catherine Hambly: University of Aberdeen
Asmaa El Hamdouchi: Unité Mixte de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation, CNESTEN- Université Ibn Tofail URAC39, Regional Designated Center of Nutrition Associated with AFRA/IAEA
Marije B. Hoos: Maastricht University
Sumei Hu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Noorjehan Joonas: Ministry of Health and Wellness
Annemiek M. Joosen: Maastricht University
Peter Katzmarzyk: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Kitty P. Kempen: Maastricht University
Misaka Kimura: National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
William E. Kraus: Duke University
Robert F. Kushner: Northwestern University
Estelle V. Lambert: University of Cape Town
William R. Leonard: Northwestern University
Nader Lessan: Imperial College London
Corby K. Martin: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Anine C. Medin: University of Oslo
Erwin P. Meijer: Maastricht University
James C. Morehen: Liverpool John Moores University
James P. Morton: Liverpool John Moores University
Marian L. Neuhouser: University of Washington
Theresa A. Nicklas: USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Robert M. Ojiambo: Moi University
Kirsi H. Pietiläinen: Helsinki University Central Hospital
Yannis P. Pitsiladis: University of Brighton
Jacob Plange-Rhule: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Guy Plasqui: Maastricht University
Ross L. Prentice: University of Washington
Roberto A. Rabinovich: University of Edinburgh
Susan B. Racette: Washington University School of Medicine
David A. Raichlen: University of Southern California
Eric Ravussin: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Rebecca M. Reynolds: University of Edinburgh
Susan B. Roberts: Tufts University
Albertine J. Schuit: University of Tilburg
Anders M. Sjödin: Copenhagen University
Eric Stice: Stanford University
Samuel S. Urlacher: Baylor University
Giulio Valenti: Maastricht University
Ludo M. Etten: Maastricht University
Edgar A. Mil: Maastricht University, Maastricht and Lifestyle Medicine Center for Children, Jeroen Bosch Hospital’s-Hertogenbosch
Jonathan C. K. Wells: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
George Wilson: Liverpool John Moores University
Brian M. Wood: University of California Los Angeles
Jack Yanovski: Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, NIH
Tsukasa Yoshida: University of Tsukuba
Xueying Zhang: University of Aberdeen
Alexia J. Murphy-Alford: International Atomic Energy Agency
Cornelia U. Loechl: International Atomic Energy Agency
Amy H. Luke: Loyola University School of Medicine
Jennifer Rood: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dale A. Schoeller: Biotech Center and Nutritional Sciences University of Wisconsin
Klaas R. Westerterp: University of Maastricht
William W. Wong: USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
John R. Speakman: University of Aberdeen
Herman Pontzer: Duke University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Low total energy expenditure (TEE, MJ/d) has been a hypothesized risk factor for weight gain, but repeatability of TEE, a critical variable in longitudinal studies of energy balance, is understudied. We examine repeated doubly labeled water (DLW) measurements of TEE in 348 adults and 47 children from the IAEA DLW Database (mean ± SD time interval: 1.9 ± 2.9 y) to assess repeatability of TEE, and to examine if TEE adjusted for age, sex, fat-free mass, and fat mass is associated with changes in weight or body composition. Here, we report that repeatability of TEE is high for adults, but not children. Bivariate Bayesian mixed models show no among or within-individual correlation between body composition (fat mass or percentage) and unadjusted TEE in adults. For adults aged 20–60 y (N = 267; time interval: 7.4 ± 12.2 weeks), increases in adjusted TEE are associated with weight gain but not with changes in body composition; results are similar for subjects with intervals >4 weeks (N = 53; 29.1 ± 12.8 weeks). This suggests low TEE is not a risk factor for, and high TEE is not protective against, weight or body fat gain over the time intervals tested.

Date: 2022
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