References & Sources - January 9, 1999

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This year, resolve to fidget more

People appear to fidget more when they overeat, and those who stay lean despite over-indulging may fidget the most, burning off calories.

References:

Bouchard, C., et al. 1990. New England Journal of Medicine 322:1477.

Levine, J.A., N.L. Eberhardt, and M.D. Jensen. 1999. Role of nonexercise activity thermogenesis in resistance to fat gain in humans. Science 283(Jan. 8):212.

Further Readings:

Leibel, R.L., M. Rosenbaum, and J. Hirsch. 1995. Changes in energy expenditure resulting from altered body weight. New England Journal of Medicine 332(March 9):621.

Neumann, R.O. 1902. Archives of Hygiene 45:1.

Ravussin, E., and E. Danforth, Jr. 1999. Beyond sloth-physical activity and weight gain. Science 283(Jan. 8):184

Widdowson, E.M., O.G. Edholm, and R.A. McCance. 1954. British Journal of Nutrition 8:147.

Zurlo, F., et al. 1992. American Journal of Physiology 263:E296.

Sources:

Elliot Danforth Jr.
84 Beartown Road
Underhill, VT 05489

Jules Hirsch
Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Michael D. Jensen
Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation
Department of Medicine
Endocrine Research Unit
200 First Street Southwest
Rochester, MN 55905

Eric Ravussin
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Research Laboratories
Lilly Corporate Center
Mail Code 0545
Indianapolis, IN 46285

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 2, January 9, 1999, p. 21. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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