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Nutrition Assessment & Treatment
Accuracy of measuring RMR-Non-obese and Obese

• In non-obese individuals, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Harris-Benedict formula?
• In non-obese individuals, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Mifflin-St.Jeor formula?
• In non-obese individuals, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Owen et al formula?
• In non-obese individuals, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the WHO/FAO/UNU formula?
• In studies of non-obese or non-obese and obese adults, what are the group mean errors in estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to measured RMR when using the Harris-Benedict formula?
• In studies of non-obese or non-obese and obese adults, what are the group mean errors in estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to measured RMR when using the Owen et al formula?
• In studies of non-obese or non-obese and obese adults, what are the group mean errors in estimating resting metabolic rate when using the Mifflin-St. Jeor formula?

• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Harris-Benedict formula (actual body weight)?
• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Harris-Benedict formula (adjusted body weight)?
• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Harris-Benedict formula (ideal body weight)?
• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Mifflin-St.Jeor formula?
• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation errors compared to measured resting metabolic rate when using the Owen et al formula?
• In obese adults, what is the group mean error in estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to measured RMR when using the Harris-Benedict formula?
• In obese adults, what is the group mean error in estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to measured RMR when using the Owen et al formula?
• In obese adults, what is the prediction accuracy and maximum overestimation and underestimation resting metabolic rate (RMR) errors compared to measured RMR when using the WHO/FAO/UNU formula?

Dietary Interventions

• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight and loss maintenance) is a regular meal and snack pattern?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight loss and maintenance) is eating breakfast?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight loss and maintenance) is reducing portion size as a strategy?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight loss and maintenance) are meal replacements (liquid meals, meal bars, frozen prepackaged meals)?
• In adults, do interventions focused on healthy cooking techniques (including recipe modification) result in improved eating habits?
• In adults, what is the relationship between reading nutrition information (including Nutrition Facts on the food label) and selecting healthier food choices?

Selected Dietary Approaches

• In adults, how effective is the consumption of low glycemic index foods for reducing energy intake and promoting weight loss?
• In adults, how effective is the consumption of low glycemic index foods for reducing fat mass?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight loss and maintenance) is the High Calcium (Dairy) diet?
• In adults, how effective, in terms of weight loss and maintenance, are low carbohydrate diets (defined as <35% kcals from carbohydrate)?
• In adults, what is the long-term maintenance (at least 1 year) of weight loss following a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD, defined as 800 kcals or 6 - 10 kcal/kg)?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence and weight loss) are very low calorie diets (defined as 800 kcals or 6 - 10 kcal/kg)?
• In adults, how effective (in terms of client adherence, weight loss and maintenance) are VLCDs, compared to LCDs and other interventions?