Abbreviations
ACTH, adrenal crisis; ASCVD, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease;
ATP, adenosine triphosphate; BMI, body mass index; BOD POD,
whole-body air displacement plethysmography; CBC, complete
blood count; CMP, comprehensive metabolic panel; CT, computed
tomography; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; DXA,
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; EAT, Eating Attitudes Test; EDI,
Eating Disorder Inventory; EDSPC, Eating Disorders Screen for Primary
Care; EKG, electrocardiogram; FITTE, Frequency, Intensity, Time spent,
Type, and Enjoyment; FMD, fat mass disease; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c;
METS, metabolic equivalent tasks; MC4R, melanocortin 4 receptor;
MR, metabolic rate; NEAT, non-exercise activity thermogenesis;
NES, night-eating syndrome; OARS, Open questioning, Affirming,
Reflecting, Summarizing; OMA, Obesity Medicine Association; POMC,
proopiomelanocortin; RMR, resting metabolic rate; SCOFF, Sick, Control,
One Stone, Fat, Food; SDE, Screen for Disordered Eating; SFD, sick
fat disease; SMART, Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-
related; SRED, sleep-related eating disorder; TSH, thyroid stimulating
hormone; VCO
2
, carbon dioxide output/elimination; VO
2
, oxygen uptake/
consumption; WC, waist circumference
Source
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