A model for the prediction of energy balance and body weight

Bibliographic Data

ID13923169
AuthorsPhilip Payne (0000-0002-9532-2998, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Philip R Payne, Alan E Dugdale, Alan Dugdale (The University of Queensland)
Year1977
Volume4
Issue6
Pages525-535
Publication date1977-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033
PublisherInforma (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03014467700002521
OpenAlexW1989604805
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited11

A model for changes in energy balance and body weight is described which can be written as an iterative computer program. Medium and long-term changes in body weight resulting from random daily fluctuations in energy balance are quantitatively predicted. Body weight varies periodically about a mean value to to the extent of ± 1 kg over a span of a few weeks. Long-term weight stabilization is the result of a dynamic equilibrium between energy intake and output which depends on activity and tissue metabolism. A lean : fat tissue deposition ratio defines the metabolic type of individual. This ratio, which is constant for each individual, governs the proportions in which these tissues are both deposited and mobilized. In the model, the ratio has an important effect on the magnitude and composition of the weight gains resulting from over-eating. It is suggested that the differences in response which have been observed in over-eating experiments result from inter-individual differences in this ratio

Animal science · Balance (ability · Biology · Body weight · Constant (computer programming · Energy balance · Energy metabolism · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Adipose Tissue and Metabolism · Chemistry · Computer Science · Diet and metabolism studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Regulation of Appetite and Obesity · Ecology · Endocrinology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub