Can a weight loss of one pound a week be achieved with a 3500-kcal deficit¿ Commentary on a commonly accepted rule

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1611-1613

  Thomas, D M ^a   Martin, C K ^b   Lettieri, S ^c   Bredlau, C ^a   Kaiser, K ^d   Church, T ^b   Bouchard, C ^b   Heymsfield, S B ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

3500 kcal rule; dynamic model; energy balance; first law of thermodynamics; Wishnofsky's rule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84892592154     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.51     Document Type: Article

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