Influence of hormonal profile on resting metabolic rate in normal, overweight and obese individuals

Aims: To investigate whether blood thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), cortisol, insulin and glucose concentrations (plus glucose:insulin ratio; GIR) could improve the accuracy of resting metabolic rate (RMR) prediction in normal, overweight and obese persons. Methods: Predictive equations were devel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wright, T., Dawson, B., Jalleh, Geoffrey, Guelfi, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: S. Karger AG 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37914