24-hour energy expenditure and the menstrual cycle
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To determine whether 24-h energy expenditure changes during the menstrual cycle, 10 normally menstruating women in their 20s and 40s were measured repeatedly for periods of 36 and 46 h by simultaneous direct and indirect calorimetry. A standardized sedentary daily schedule included three meals to provide food intake equal to expenditure. Eight of the 10 women showed increases of 8-16% during the 14-day luteal phase following ovulation, a significant increase (p less than 0.00002 by direct calorimetry, p less than 0.001 by indirect calorimetry). One subjects, whose increase was 14% following ovulation, showed no significant change during a month when she took an oral contraceptive. Progesterone from the corpus luteum is the likely cause of a 9% increase in 24-h energy expenditure in normally menstruating women.
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Webb found an increase, on average, of 8.8% (with a standard deviation of 5.5%) in daily energy expenditure in 10 women in the luteal phase relative to the follicular phase.
“Webb [113],found an increase, on average, of 8.8% (with a standard deviation of 5.5%) in daily energy expenditure in 10 women in the luteal phase relative to the follicular phase.”
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- Authors
- Webb, P.
- Corresponding author
- Webb, P
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1986-11
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 614-619
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2159118485
- Cited by
- 237
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 6.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Keywords
- 24-hour energy expenditure, menstrual cycle, luteal phase, ovulation, corpus luteum, progesterone, direct calorimetry, indirect calorimetry, oral contraceptives, women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Temperature, Body Temperature Regulation, Energy Intake, Calorimetry, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Luteal Phase, Menstrual Cycle, Middle Aged, Ovulation, Progesterone
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