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Energy expenditure in wasting diseases: current concepts and measurement techniques
1Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA.
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
|March 11, 2000
Abstract:
Weight loss occurs secondary to many acute and chronic disease states. The measurement of energy balance is crucial to understanding disease-related changes in body composition. This review considers various techniques for measuring energy expenditure in wasting diseases and the current concepts regarding the effect of disease on energy expenditure.