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This committee is no longer active.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
Technology Innovations in Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Directions
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018
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).
Energy Balance and Its Components: Implications for Body Weight Regulation
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012
The Committee on Energy Balance and Active Lifestyle organized a consensus-style conference to assess the state of the science on understanding energy balance and the development of parameters to help individuals understand and achieve energy balance.
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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
2014 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
May 29, 2014
Orlando, Florida, USA
The IAFNS Committee on Energy Balance & Active Lifestyle contributed to the development of this scientific session on “The Science of Energy Balance: A Model for Weight Management Intervention.”
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International Congress of Nutrition: Energy Balance and Active Living
September 17, 2013
Granada, Spain
This session took place at the 2013 International Congress of Nutrition.
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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.