title: Energy expenditure in wasting diseases: current concepts and measurement techniques.
abstract: Weight loss occurs secondary to many acute and chronic disease states. The measurement of energy balance is crucial to understanding disease-related changes in body composition. This review considers various techniques for measuring energy expenditure in wasting diseases and the current concepts regarding the effect of disease on energy expenditure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Toth
mesh_terms: D002153:Calorimetry, Indirect; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D019282:Wasting Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D014867:Water