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The contribution of Swiss scientists to the assessment of energy metabolism
Although Switzerland is considered a small country, it has its share in discoveries, inventions and developments for the assessment of energy metabolism. This includes seminal contributions to respiratory and metabolic physiology and to devices for measuring energy expenditure by direct and indirect calorimetry in vivo in humans and small animals (as well as in vitro in organs/tissues), for the purpose of evaluating the basic nutritional requirements. A strong momentum came during World War II when it was necessary to evaluate the energy requirements of soldiers protecting the country by assessing their energy expenditure, as well as to determine the nutritional needs of the Swiss civil population in time of war when food rationing was necessary to ensure national neutrality and independence. A further impetus came in the 1970s at the start of the obesity epidemics, toward a better understanding of the metabolic basis of obesity, ranging from the development of whole-body concepts to molecular mechanisms. In a trip down memory lane, this review focuses on some of the earlier leading Swiss scientists who have contributed to a better understanding of the field
Assessing Physical Activity of Women of Childbearing Age. Ongoing Work to Develop and Evaluate Simple Methods
Serum leptin concentrations in children with mild protein-energy malnutrition and catch-up growth
Background: The aim of the present study was to clarify the relationship between changing nutritional anthropometric data and serum leptin concentrations during the catch-up growth process in children
Arterial Stiffness and Related Variables Across Menopausal Status: An Epidemiologic Study
Predicted basal metabolic rate and cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Prevalence of Retinal Diseases and Associated Risk Factors in an African Population From Mwanza, Tanzania
Effect of Weight and Adiposity at Conception and Wide Variations in Gestational Dietary Intake on Pregnancy Outcome and Early Postnatal Performance in Young Adolescent Sheep1
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