Greater male variability in daily energy expenditure develops through puberty.

There is considerably greater variation in metabolic rates between men than between women, in terms of basal, activity and total (daily) energy expenditure (EE). One possible explanation is that EE is associated with male sexual characteristics (which are known to vary more than other traits) such as musculature and athletic capacity. Such traits might be predicted to be most prominent during periods of adolescence and young adulthood, when sexual behaviour develops and peaks.

High energy expenditure is not protective against increased adiposity in children.

Background: Low levels of energy expenditure (TEE) may contribute to excess weight during childhood, but limited longitudinal data exist.

Objectives: This is to test whether low TEE during the first 6 years of life could predict excess weight status at 8 years.

Methods: Total energy expenditure from doubly labelled water, weight, stature, waist circumference and fat mass and fat-free mass (FFM) in children at 0.

Validation of screening questions and symptom coherence of night eating in the Swedish Twin Registry.

Background: Screening criteria have been used to estimate the prevalence of night eating syndrome (NES), but no validation studies have been conducted.

Method: We examined the validity of two screening questions for NES using a structured interview with adults enrolled in the Swedish Twin Study of Adults: Genes and Environment (STAGE) study. We also examined the coherence of the proposed diagnostic criteria for NES.

An open-label efficacy trial of escitalopram for night eating syndrome.

Objective: Night eating syndrome (NES) has become increasingly recognized as a disorder in need of effective treatments. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have shown efficacy in previous trials, so we sought to expand our understanding of the efficacy of escitalopram in the current trial.

Method: Thirty-one adults with NES participated in a 12-week open-label trial of escitalopram.

Night eating patterns and chronotypes: a correlation with binge eating behaviors.

This cross-sectional study examined the association between the morningness/eveningness dimension and eating patterns. The sample consists of 100 subjects who were screened at a nutrition clinic and was composed of 77% women; mean age was 39.5 (±11.