Efficacy Studies
(NEW)
Treating obesity with a novel hand-held device, computer software program, and internet technology in primary care: The SMART motivational study
McDoniel S, Wolskee P, & Shen J. Patient Educ & Couns, 2009; In Press. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.034
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Employing RMR technology in a 90-day weight control program
McDoniel S, Nelson H, & Thompson C. Obesity Facts, 2008; 1(6): 298-304.
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Personalized nutrition message centered on energy balance influences self-efficacy for weight control in obese adults
McDoniel S, & Kronhause, K. Obesity, 2008; 16: S17-S46
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Validation Studies
(NEW)
The accuracy and reliability of using a handheld indirect calorimeter for assessing body fat in overweight adults.
McDoniel, S., Haugen, H., Tran, Z., Nieman, D. Obesity, 2009; 17(s2): S204.
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A systematic review on the accuracy and reliability of a hand-held indirect calorimeter for assessing energy needs in adults & children
McDoniel, S. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 2007; 17(5): 491-500
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The use of a handheld calorimetry unit to estimate energy expenditure during different physiological conditions
Rubenbauer R, Johannsen D, Baier, S. et al. J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 2006; 30(3): 246-250
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MedGem hand-held indirect calorimeter is valid for resting energy expenditure measurement in healthy children
Fields D, Kearney J, & Copeland., K . Obesity, 2006; 14(10): 1755-1761
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A new handheld device for measuring resting metabolic rate and oxygen consumption in children
Nieman D, Austin M, Chilcote, S, et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 2005; 15(2): 186-194
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Comparison of two systems of measuring energy expenditure
Stewart C, Goody C, & Branson., R . J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 2005; 29(3): 212-217
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A new hand-held indirect calorimeter to measure postprandial energy expenditure
St. Onge M, Rubiano F, Jones A. et al. Obes Res, 2004; 29(3): 212-217
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Validation of the BodyGem hand-held calorimeter
Melanson E, Coelho L, Tran Z. et al. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 2004; 28(11): 1479-1484
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A new handheld device for measuring resting metabolic rate and oxygen consumption
Nieman D, Trone A, & Austin M. J Am Diet Assoc, 2003; 103(5): 588-592
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General Articles
Hand-held indirect calorimeter offers advantages compared with predictive equations, in a group of overweight women, to determine resting energy expendtiure and estimated total energy expenditures during research screening.
Spears, K, Hyunsook, K, Behall, K. et al. J Am Diet Assoc, 2009; 109(5): 836-845
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A hand-held device to measure oxygen uptake: performance characteristics, patient selection and the propagation of its measurement error into fick cardiac output determinations
Shepherd A, Terpollili B, & Steinke J. J Invasive Cardiol, 2007; 19(3): 113-122.
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A pragmatic and cost-effective solution to treating excess bodyweight in primary care
McDoniel, S. Microlife Medical Home Soutions, Inc; White Paper,
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