title: Body size, spontaneous activity and thermogenesis effects on energy expenditure: an introduction to a topic on energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: UMR914 Nutrition Physiology and Ingestive Behavior, AgroParisTech INRA, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Even
keywords: body composition; body size; brown adipose tissue; energy expenditure; indirect calorimetry; metabolic phenotyping; physical activity; thermogenesis