The Claim

In obese adults following weight loss, a short-term high energy flux state has no significant effect on the thermic effect of a meal or on postprandial glucose and insulin responses when compared to a low energy flux state.

Source: Increasing energy flux to decrease the biological drive toward weight regain after weight loss - A proof-of-concept pilot study.

What the research says

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Description
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In plain English

After losing weight, obese adults who experience a high energy flux—meaning they eat and burn a lot of calories—do not show different changes in calorie burning after eating or in blood sugar and insulin levels compared to those with a low energy flux.

See the scientific wording

In obese adults after weight loss, a short-term high energy flux state does not significantly alter the thermic effect of a meal or postprandial glucose and insulin responses compared to a low energy flux state.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Increasing energy flux to decrease the biological drive toward weight regain after weight loss - A proof-of-concept pilot study.

    After losing weight, people who ate more and exercised a lot didn’t burn more calories after eating or have different blood sugar and insulin levels than those who ate less and didn’t exercise much. So, the high-energy lifestyle didn’t change those specific body responses.

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