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Differences in resting energy expenditure between black and white smokers: implications for postcessation weight gain

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 54, pages 895–899 (2000)Cite this article

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Objective: To examine differences in resting energy expenditure (REE) between black and white smokers in order to determine whether REE might contribute to postcessation weight gain.

Design: Cross-sectional and prospective investigation of ethnic differences in REE. Differences in REE between black and white smokers were examined at baseline while all participants were smoking, and again during 2 weeks of abstinence from smoking.

Setting: Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Subjects: Sixty-six black and 112 white smokers (age 30.4 y; cigarettes per day 21.4; weight 71.7 kg; body mass index 24.5 kg/m2).

Results: Black smokers had a significantly lower baseline REE after adjusting for gender and body weight. Changes in REE following smoking cessation did not differ by ethnicity.

Conclusions: These results suggest that black smokers may be more energy efficient, which could contribute to ethnic differences in postcessation weight gain.

Sponsorship: Support for this study was provided by grant no. HL46352 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2000) 54, 895–899

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  1. The University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, TN, USA

    MW Vander Weg, RC Klesges & KD Ward

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Guarantor: MW Vander Weg.

Contributors: RCK was the Principal Investigator for the study, and was responsible for the study design. MVW participated in data collection and management, and was the primary data analyst. KW also contributed to data analysis and interpretation. All three authors contributed to the preparation of the manuscript.

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Vander Weg, M., Klesges, R. & Ward, K. Differences in resting energy expenditure between black and white smokers: implications for postcessation weight gain. Eur J Clin Nutr 54, 895–899 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601110

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