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422 ALICE CALLAHAN, PHD, HEATHER LEONARD, MED, RDN, AND TAMBERLY POWELL, MS, RDN<br />

To add to the challenge of metabolic differences, research also suggests that changes in<br />

hormone levels due to weight loss may impact the body’s ability to maintain a lower weight.<br />

Decreases in thyroid hormones that regulate metabolism, as well as changes in hormones<br />

such as leptin <strong>and</strong> insulin that affect satiety levels, contribute to the challenge of maintaining<br />

a lower weight after initial weight loss occurs. 5,8 In individuals maintaining a 10% or greater<br />

weight loss, all of these changes combine to account for an estimated decrease of 300-400<br />

calories in energy expenditure per day beyond what is expected due to the change in body<br />

composition alone. 8 These biological factors <strong>and</strong> their influence on weight are discussed<br />

further in the below video.<br />

A YouTube element has been excluded from this version of the text. You can view it online here: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/<br />

nutritionscience/?p=678<br />

VIDEO: “The Quest to Underst<strong>and</strong> the Biology of Weight Loss,” by HBO Docs, YouTube (May 14,<br />

2012), 22:52 minutes.

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