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> average age 72.0 years, body mass index 25.8 Careful before you assume you'll have the same outcomes. That's a group of people who are already fairly light c
by maerF0x0 4mo ago
> average age 72.0 years, body mass index 25.8
Careful before you assume you'll have the same outcomes. That's a group of people who are already fairly light compared to the American populace, and likely are suffering from sarcopenia of sorts and have low potential to gain much more muscle. (Protein absorption, hormone profile)
> Dietary intake was assessed using a 3-day food diary at baseline and analysed for total energy intake (kcal) and macronutrient intake (kcal) by a dietician dietary analysis software (Foodworks, Xyris®, AUS).
So this is both recall + ad libitum. The change could be due to hormone profile, the exercise itself, inadvertent changes in consumption, inadvertent changes in NEAT.
- tryagainian 4mo ago> NEAT non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis? I’m a bit of a fitness enthusiast, but not enthusiastic enough to have come across all the acronyms.
- froobius 4mo agoErm that's higher than the healthy BMI range, so not "fairly light". >25 is considered overweight.
- jerlam 4mo agoIt's still lighter than the average American BMI, which is around 29. On average, Americans are classified as overweight.
- maerF0x0 4mo agoYes thats what i was referring to, you're both correct on your respective angles.
- tryagainian 4mo agoMy BMI is 28.7 at 181cm and 94kg at 45.25 years old. Am I overweight, not far off obesity? You probably wouldn’t say so if you saw me. BMI is mostly only a useful metric when it is.
- maerF0x0 4mo agoI'm with ya at 29.4. I carry a lot more muscle than the average populace, so I'm both high BMI and appear to be "fit" to casual onlookers. But dexa says 26% which is about double what I would like.
- flextheruler 4mo agoHow do you conclude you carry more muscle than the average?
- maerF0x0 4mo agoThe scorer (computer) on my dexa scan noted I carried "elite" (ie high percentile) muscle mass.