Research Article

Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Controlled Feeding Study

Table 6

Energy expenditure and physical activity characteristics in adult women and men consuming adequate dairy (AD) or low-dairy (LD) diets for 12 weeks on a caloric-restricted diet.

Adequate dairy
Run-inWeek 12

Respiratory exchange ratio: fasting0.84±0.050.84±0.05
Respiratory exchange ratio: postprandial0.85±0.030.85±0.03
Resting metabolic rate (RMR), kcal/d1750±2721685±269
Postprandial metabolic rate (PPMR), kcal1995a±3061894b±274
Total activity expenditure, kcal/d814±354719±280
Sedentary activity, min/d1049.0±102.91059.0±92.5
Light activity, min/d200.3±53.8206.7±41.8
Moderate activity, min/d152.9±59.6148.3±56.7

Low dairy
Run-inWeek 12

Respiratory exchange ratio: fasting0.83±0.040.84±0.05
Respiratory exchange ratio: postprandial0.83±0.030.83±0.03
Resting metabolic rate (RMR), kcal/d1709.0±315.61638.0±325.3
Postprandial metabolic rate (PPMR), kcal1921a±2921856b±240
Total activity expenditure, kcal/d716±328654±291
Sedentary activity, min/d1046.0±121.31066.0±116.1
Light activity, min/d207.4±57.3207.5±8.2
Moderate activity, min/d140.1±68.1136.1±64.0

Values are mean + SD; different superscripts denote significant difference over time.