Evidence for Protein Leverage in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

C Saner; D Tassoni; BE Harcourt; KT Kao; EJ Alexander; Z McCallum; T Olds; AV Rowlands; DP Burgner; SJ Simpson; D Raubenheimer; AM Senior; M Juonala; MA Sabin

Journal article

Evidence for Protein Leverage in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

C Saner, D Tassoni, BE Harcourt, KT Kao, EJ Alexander, Z McCallum, T Olds, AV Rowlands, DP Burgner, SJ Simpson, D Raubenheimer, AM Senior, M Juonala, MA Sabin

Obesity | WILEY | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1002/oby.22755

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the protein leverage hypothesis in a cohort of youth with obesity. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a cohort of youth with obesity attending a tertiary weight management service. Validated food questionnaires revealed total energy intake (TEI) and percentage of energy intake from carbohydrates (%EC), fats (%EF), and proteins (%EP). Individuals with a Goldberg cutoff ≥ 1.2 of the ratio of reported TEI to basal metabolic rate from fat-free mass were included. A subgroup had accelerometer data. Statistics included modeling of percentage of energy from macronutrients and TEI, compositional data analysis to predict TEI from macronutrient..

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