dc.contributor.author |
Loiselle, Denis |
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dc.contributor.author |
Barclay, Christopher J |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-25T01:45:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-03 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0305-1870 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43449 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We exploit the detail-independence feature of thermodynamics to examine issues related to the development of obesity. We adopt a 'global' approach consistent with focus on the first law of thermodynamics - namely that the metabolic energy provided by dietary foodstuffs has only three possible fates: the performance of work (be it microscopic or macroscopic), the generation of heat, or storage - primarily in the form of adipose tissue. Quantification of the energy expended, in the form of fat metabolised, during selected endurance events, reveals the inherent limitation of over-reliance on exercise as a primary agent of weight loss. This result prompts examination of various (non-exercise based) possibilities of increasing the rate of heat loss. Since these, too, give little cause for optimism, we are obliged to conclude that obesity can be prevented, or weight loss achieved, only if exercise is supplemented by reduction of food intake. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Gastrointestinal Tract |
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dc.subject |
Animals |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Obesity |
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dc.subject |
Weight Loss |
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dc.subject |
Digestion |
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dc.subject |
Thermodynamics |
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dc.title |
The ineluctable constraints of thermodynamics in the aetiology of obesity. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/1440-1681.12869 |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.begin-page |
219 |
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pubs.volume |
45 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
28994136 |
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pubs.end-page |
225 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Review |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
694475 |
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pubs.org-id |
Bioengineering Institute |
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pubs.org-id |
ABI Associates |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1440-1681 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-10-11 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
28994136 |
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