The relationship between resting energy expenditure and thyroid hormones in response to short-term weight loss in severe obesity.

BACKGROUND:Regulating thermogenesis is a major task of thyroid hormones (THs), and involves TH-responsive energetic processes at the central and peripheral level. In severe obesity, little is known on the relationship between THs and resting energy expenditure (REE) before and after weight loss. MET...

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Main Authors: Paolo Marzullo, Alessandro Minocci, Chiara Mele, Rezene Fessehatsion, Mariantonella Tagliaferri, Loredana Pagano, Massimo Scacchi, Gianluca Aimaretti, Alessandro Sartorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195261?pdf=render