influence the energy acquired in food-intake behavior. However, the relation has never been
established, and it is not known why certain people experience hunger in the presence of
large amounts of body energy. Objective: We investigated the effect of the resting metabolic
rate (RMR) on objective measures of whole-day food intake and hunger. Design: We carried
out a 12-wk intervention that involved 41 overweight and obese men and women [mean±SD …