Weight loss, weight maintenance, and adaptive thermogenesis

Diet-induced weight loss is accompanied by adaptive thermogenesis, ie, a disproportional or greater than expected reduction of resting metabolic rate (RMR).The aim of this study was to investigate whether adaptive thermogenesis is sustained during weight maintenance after weight loss.Subjects were 22 men and 69 women [mean ± SD age: 40 ± 9 y; body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)): 31.9 ± 3.0]. They followed a very-low-energy diet for 8 wk, followed...