Gluttony

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Abstract
Eleven young adult overeating men and women (six of whom are described in the previous paper) had their oxygen consumption measured under various conditions of activity. Basal metabolic rate was not increased while overeating. The small increase in oxygen consumption in the resting state did not account for the increased heat production of overeating subjects. However, the consumption of oxygen over 24 hr was considerably raised while overeating, and the apparent paradox may be resolved by the observation that the thermic effect was greatly increased while exercising. Oxygen consumption reached a peak about 1 hr after the consumption of a meal and was directly related to the caloric intake. The results indicate that the factorial method for calculating calorie requriment is inadequate particularly with subjects in the dynamic phase of obesity.

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