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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bossu, Cecile
• Galusca, Bogdan
• Normand, Sylvie
• Germain, Natacha
• Collet, Philippe
• Frere, Delphine
• Lang, Francois
• Laville, Martine
• Estour, Bruno

Titel

Energy expenditure adjusted for body composition differentiates constitutional thinness from both normal subjects and anorexia nervosa

Ist Teil von

• American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism, 2007-01, Vol.292 (1), p.E132-E137

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Physiological Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Departments of 1 Endocrinology, 2 Rheumatology, 3 Nuclear Medicine, and 4 Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Saint-Etienne, France; 5 Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Gr.T.Popa," Romania; and 6 Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine de Lyon, France Submitted 22 May 2006 ; accepted in final form 8 August 2006 Constitutional thinness (CT) is characterized by a low and stable body mass index (BMI) without any hormonal abnormality. To understand the weight steadiness, energetic metabolism was evaluated. Seven CT, seven controls, and six anorexia nervosa (AN) young women were compared. CT and AN had a BMI <16.5 kg/m 2 . Four criteria were evaluated: 1 ) energy balance including diet record, resting metabolic rate (RMR) (indirect calorimetry), total energy expenditure (TEE) (doubly labeled water), physical activity; 2 ) body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry); 3 ) biological markers (leptin, IGF-I, free T3); 4 ) psychological profile of eating behavior. The normality of free T3 (3.7 ± 0.5 pmol/l), IGF-I (225 ± 93 ng/ml), and leptin (8.3 ± 3.4 ng/ml) confirmed the absence of undernutrition in CT. Their psychological profiles revealed a weight gain desire. TEE (kJ/day) in CT (8,382 ± 988) was not found significantly different from that of controls (8,793 ± 845) and AN (8,001 ± 2,152). CT food intake (7,565 ± 908 kJ/day) was found similar to that of controls (7,961 ± 1,452 kJ/day) and higher than in AN (4,894 ± 703 kJ/day), thus explaining the energy metabolism balance. Fat-free mass (FFM) (kg) was similar in CT and AN (32.5 ± 2.9 vs. 34.1 ± 1.9) and higher in controls (37.8 ± 1.6). While RMR absolute values (kJ/day) were lower in CT (4,839 ± 473) than in controls (5,576 ± 209), RMR values adjusted for FFM were the highest in CT. TEE-to-FFM ratio was also higher in CT than in controls. Energetic metabolism balance maintains a stable low weight in CT. An increased energy expenditure-to-FFM ratio differentiates CT from controls and could account for the resistance to weight gain observed in CT. energy metabolism balance; doubly labeled water Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: B. Estour, Service d'endocrinologie diabète et maladies métaboliques, Hôpital Bellevue, CHU Saint Etienne, 42055 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France (e-mail address: bruno.estour{at}chu-st-etienne.fr )