Body fat percentage and gender: Associations with exercise energy expenditure, substrate utilization, and mechanical work efficiency

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 356-369

  Keim, Nancy L ^a   Belko, Amy Z ^a   Barbieri, Teresa F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate oxidation; Cycle ergometry; Energy utilization; Fat oxidation; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CYCLING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030445660     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsn.6.4.356     Document Type: Article

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