The Calculus of Calories
Quantifying Human Body Weight Dynamics
Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D. NIDDK May 2, 2013
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The Calculus of Calories Quantifying Human Body Weight Dynamics Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D. NIDDK May 2, 2013 The Old Math of Weight Loss 3500 kcal per pound Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and
Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D. NIDDK May 2, 2013
Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative (2000).
70 72 74 76 78 80 82 1 2 3 4 5 Time (years) Body Weight (kg)
TA Smith, BH Lin, HY Lee. USDA ERS Research Report 100 (2010)
Carbohydrate Intake Fat Intake Protein Intake Food Intake
Mathematical Model
Body Weight Lean Mass Fat Mass Body Water Body Composition Resting Metabolic Rate Total Energy Expenditure Energy Expenditure Carbohydrate Oxidation Fat Oxidation Nitrogen Excretion Fuel Selection Glucose Turnover Gluconeogenesis Lipolysis Ketogenesis Lipogenesis Metabolic Fluxes Physical Activity
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KD Hall. Am J Physiol. 298(3): E449-66 (2010). KD Hall. Am J Physiol 291: E23–E37 (2006).
Data from F. Benedict A study of prolonged fasting (1915)
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Body Weight (kg) BW data BW model
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Mass Change (kg) Fat Mass Fat-free Mass
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Metabolic Flux (g/d) Glycogenolysis Lipolysis Proteolysis
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Oxidation Rate (kcal/d) Carbohydrate Fat + Ketones Protein
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
Data from F. Benedict A study of prolonged fasting (1915)
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Respiratory Quotient
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
Data from F. Benedict A study of prolonged fasting (1915)
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Energy Rate (kcal/d) TEE model TEE data RMR model RMR data
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
Data from F. Benedict A study of prolonged fasting (1915)
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting Ketone Excretion (g/d)
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
Data from F. Benedict A study of prolonged fasting (1915)
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Days of Fasting N excretion (g/d)
KD Hall. In Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation (2012).
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 Time (weeks) Energy Rate (kcal/d)
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 Time (weeks) Mass (kg)
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 Time (weeks) Energy Rate (kcal/d)
Johannsen, Knuth, Huizenga, Ravussin, Hall. JCEM (2012) K.D. Hall. Obesity (2013)
K.D. Hall. Obesity (2013)
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4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 Time (weeks) Energy Rate (kcal/d)
K.D. Hall. Obesity (2013)
Mathematical Model
KD Hall. Am J Physiol. 298(3): E449-66 (2010) KD Hall, CC Chow. AJCN 94:66-74 (2011)
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6 12 18 24 30 36 Time (months) Weight Change (kg) Data from LP Svetky et al. JAMA. 299:1139-1148 (2008)
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6 12 18 24 30 36 Time (months) Energy Rate (kcal/d)
KD Hall. Am J Physiol. 298(3): E449-66 (2010).
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KD Hall. Am J Physiol. 298(3): E449-66 (2010).
1500 1750 2000 2250 2500
6 12 18 24 30 36 Time (months) Energy Rate (kcal/d)
KD Hall. Am J Physiol. 298(3): E449-66 (2010).
70 72 74 76 78 80 82 1 2 3 4 5 Time (years) Body Weight (kg)
KD Hall et al. The Lancet (2011)
BH Lin, TA Smith, HY Lee, KD Hall. Econ Hum Biol (2011)
70 72 74 76 78 80 82 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Year Average Body Weight (kg) Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
1900 2400 2900 3400 3900 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Per Capita Food Energy (kcal/d)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009)
70 75 80 85 90 95 100 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Average Body Weight (kg)
1900 2400 2900 3400 3900 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Per Capita Food Energy (kcal/d)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009)
600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Per Capita Food Waste (kcal/d)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009) 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year Per Capita Food Waste (kcal/d) 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Per Capita Solid Food Waste (kg/yr)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009)
Agriculture Research, Subsidies, & Policy Increased production More Cheap food Increased food waste Obesity
Intramural NIDDK
Thomas Bemis Dhruva Chandramohan Kong Chen I-Ling Chen Helen Cheung Carson Chow Stephanie Goodwin Juen Guo Gail Hall Peter Jordan Nick Knuth Bernard Miller Laura Musse Vipul Periwal Carla Prado Arjun Sanghvi Mario Siervo Monica Skarulis Wayne Staton Terri Wakefield
Intramural NIH
Amber Courville (CC) Peter Herscovitch (CC) John Ingeholm (NIMH) Seth Kallman (NIMH) Alex Martin (NIMH) Lydia Milbury (NIMH) Kristina Rapuano (NIMH) Nancy Sebring (CC)
Nora Volkow (NIDA)
Extramural Collaborators
Graham Finlayson (Leeds) Dympna Gallagher (Columbia) Steve Gortmaker (Harvard) Robert Huizenga (UCLA) Darcy Johannsen (Pennington) Biing Lin (USDA) Peter Murgatroyd (MRC Cambridge) Eric Ravussin (Pennington) Leanne Redman (Pennington) Boyd Swinburn (Deakin) Steven R. Smith (Sanford Burnham)
Special Thanks
Nursing Staff at the NIH MCRU Volunteer Study Subjects