NU_nutrition_TS

http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/02...ticipants.html

The assumption that people become obese because they consume more energy than the expend is often tied to another myth: that obese people have slower metabolisms than lean people. However, studies have shown that, for the most part, this is not true.

Obese people generally have faster metabolisms (or at least expend more total energy than their lean counterparts). This is actually quite logical, because even walking (if you are carrying excess body fat) becomes a more energy intensive ...

This is a contentious issue which is often brought up to cast doubt on any study where a food frequency questionnaire or 24 hour dietary recall is used. I happened across this study, which casts some light on this phenomenon.

The methodology was as follows:

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The purpose of the study was to assess dietary measurement error using two self-reported dietary instruments—the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and the 24-hour dietary recall (24HR)—and unbiased biomarkers

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