The Committee on Balancing Food & Activity for Health sought to define the state of the science and identify research gaps with regard to balancing food and activity for health.
Why is this important?
Obesity is a major public health concern in the United States and around the world, with over 72 million individuals in the United States considered obese. Creating a unified, successful obesity reduction strategy relies on understanding the underlying causes of obesity.
Committee Selects Researcher to Estimate Energy Intake using Personal Devices
The Committee has selected a research group led by Dr. Robin Shook, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Shook's study will validate and calibrate consumer devices to estimate energy balance.
This committee is no longer active.
Projects Supported by the Committee:
Publications
Publication Date
Energy Balance and Its Components: Implications for Body Weight Regulation
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012
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Predicting Adult Weight Change in the Real World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Accounting for Compensatory Changes in Energy Intake or Expenditure
International Journal of Obesity, 2014
The objective was to quantify the range of compensation in energy intake or expenditure observed in human randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Advances and Controversies in Diet and Physical Activity Measurement in Youth
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018
This report reviews current developments in dietary intake and physical activity assessment in youth.
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Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Current Tools, Techniques, and Technologies for Use in Adult Populations
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018
This paper summarizes recent technological advancements, such as remote sensing devices, digital photography, and multisensor devices, which have the potential to improve the assessment of dietary intake and physical activity in free-living adults.
Diet and Activity Assessments and Interventions Using Technology in Older Adults
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018
This paper reports on the findings and recommendations specific to older adults from the “Tech Summit: Innovative Tools for Assessing Diet and Physical Activity for Health Promotion” forum organized by the North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute.
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Past Events
Webinar on New Science on Energy Balance: Exploring All Sides of the Equation
December 6, 2012
Washington, DC, USA
Energy balance can be a challenging term for consumers to understand, but equally challenging for the scientific community to explain. Join us as we discuss new science around energy balance and explore lifestyle factors that can influence results.
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Energy Balance: A New Paradigm
April 21, 2012
San Diego, CA , USA
This special conference discussed “energy balance” in terms of a biological system in which energy intake and expenditure change over time in response to one another and to the environment.
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