Koningsveld, Minke, van (2020) Why weight loss programs are not the NEAT way to lose weight. Master's Thesis / Essay, Biomedical Sciences.
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Abstract
Obesity is a worldwide problem and its prevalence continues to grow. In order to fight obesity, programs have been designed to promote weight loss, which are often based on increasing physical activity through exercise. Exercise is thought to increase energy expenditure, thereby inducing negative energy balance and enhancing weight loss. However, exercise programs often do not result in the expected amount of weight loss. One of the reasons might be activitystat: a compensatory mechanism in physical activity (PA) in order to remain energy balance and prevent weight loss. It was found that exercise programs do not increase total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) nor reduce basal metabolic rate (BMR), suggesting that compensation takes place in PA. PA can be divided into exercise (voluntary PA) and non-exercise activity (involuntary PA, also referred to as NEAT). Studies suggest that exercise reduces NEAT, however, not much is known on the effects of activitystat on energy balance and weight loss programs. Therefore, this essay describes how activitystat can be the reason of less-than-expected weight loss during weight loss programs based on exercise, and attempts to explain through which mechanisms it would exert these effects.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Scheurink, A.J.W. |
| Degree programme: | Biomedical Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2020 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2020 10:36 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/23677 |
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