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 Posted: 01-May-2003 15:40 Post subject: Interesting find in my in-box |
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Courtesy of www.NutritionNewsFocus.com
NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
"Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it!"
Today's Topic: Fidgeting is NEAT
Next time an annoying acquaintance can't sit still, don't get upset.
Fidgeting may be a natural defense against gaining weight. A
fascinating study from the Mayo Clinic that was just a blip in the
general news media reported that the cause for the big variability in
weight gain as a result of overeating had been found. Sixteen normal
weight young adults were fed 1000 calories per day in excess of what
they needed to maintain body weight for eight weeks. This was
reported in the prestigious journal Science on January 8, 1999.
The weight gain ranged from 3 to16 pounds or 1.4 to 7.2 kilograms; the
range of fat gain was even larger with an 11-fold spread. Exercise
was carefully controlled so it didn't change. Two-thirds of the
variation was accounted for by nonexercise activity
thermogenesis (NEAT). Huh?? NEAT is the production of body heat that
accompanies physical activities other than exercise, like fidgeting,
standing up straight (Your mother was right!), spontaneous muscle
contractions, etc.
HERE?S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Those people who spontaneously
increased their NEAT gained little weight and actually burned
70 percent of the excess calories this way. Failure to activate NEAT
resulted in ready fat gains. The news media missed something that is
truly new in nutrition and weight control. The lesson here is
clear you don't necessarily need to sweat to control your weight;
choosing to stand over sitting, getting up to switch TV channels, and
other small activities can help significantly in managing your weight.
(This story originally appeared in Nutrition News Focus on
February 2, 1999.)
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