Nutrient balance in humans: effects of diet composition
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alterations in diet composition on energy expenditure and nutrient balance in humans. Eight adults (three men, five women) ate a high-carbohydrate (60% of calories from carbohydrate) and a high-fat (60% of calories from fat) diet for 7 d each according to a randomized, crossover design. Six subjects were studied for an additional week on a mixed diet (45% of calories from fat). For each subject, total caloric intake was identical on all diets and was intended to provide the subject's maintenance energy requirements. All subjects spent days 3 and 7 of each week in a whole-room indirect calorimeter. Diet composition did not affect total daily energy expenditure but did affect daily nutrient oxidation by rapidly shifting substrate oxidation to more closely reflect the composition of the diet. These results show that diet composition can affect substrate oxidation without producing measurable effects on total energy expenditure.
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The rate at which fat oxidation adjusts to high fat intake is variable among individuals.
“The rate at which fat oxidation adjusts to high fat intake is variable among individuals ([21](#r21), [53](#r53)), but only scarce evidence exists about which factors determine this variability.”
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- Authors
- Hill, J., Peters, J., Reed, G., Schlundt, D., Sharp, T., & Greene, H.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hill, JO
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1991-07
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 10-17
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2147115806
- Cited by
- 190
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- FWCI
- 2.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK-26657, DK-42549, P30DK026657)
- National Center for Research Resources (RR00095)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Keywords
- nutrient balance, diet composition, energy expenditure, substrate oxidation, macronutrient oxidation, high-carbohydrate diet, high-fat diet, mixed diet, maintenance energy, indirect calorimetry
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Composition, Body Temperature Regulation, Body Weight, Energy Intake, Calorimetry, Diet, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Oxidation-Reduction, Random Allocation
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