title: Resting energy expenditure is not influenced by classical music.
abstract: Obesity shows an increasing prevalence worldwide and a decrease in energy expenditure has been suggested to be one of the risk factors for developing obesity. An increase in resting energy expenditure would have a great impact on total energy expenditure. This study shows that classical music do not influence resting energy expenditure compared to complete silence. Further studies should be performed including other genres of music and other types of stress-inductors than music.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. ebbacarlsson@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ebba
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Helgegren
authors.forename: Frode
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Slinde
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors