doubly labeled water

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A non-invasive technique used to measure total daily energy expenditure in free-living individuals.

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167 - Gary Taubes: Bad science and challenging the conventional wisdom of obesity

167 - Gary Taubes: Bad science and challenging the conventional wisdom of obesity

Peter Attia MD

An alternative method to indirect calorimetry for estimating energy expenditure in a free-living environment, criticized for potential inaccuracy in carbohydrate-restricted individuals.

#33 – Rudy Leibel, M.D.: Finding the obesity gene and discovering leptin

#33 – Rudy Leibel, M.D.: Finding the obesity gene and discovering leptin

Peter Attia MD

A technique to measure energy expenditure using isotopes of water (O18 and H2) to track CO2 production over longer periods in free-living individuals.

324‒Metabolism, energy balance, and aging: the impact of diet, calorie restriction & macronutrients

324‒Metabolism, energy balance, and aging: the impact of diet, calorie restriction & macronutrients

Peter Attia MD

A non-invasive technique used to measure total daily energy expenditure in free-living individuals.

205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle | Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2)

205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle | Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2)

Peter Attia MD

A free-living method to determine energy expenditure by measuring the excretion rates of deuterium and oxygen-18 in urine, allowing approximation of CO2 production.