OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate a novel approach for determining the effects of energy-standardized dinner meals (high-fat and low-fat) on respiratory exchange ratio (RER) dynamics and metabolic flexibility. METHODS: Using a randomized crossover study design, energy expenditure, RER, and macronutrient oxidation rates were assessed in response to a single dinner meal during an overnight stay in a whole-body room calorimeter. Eight healthy adults completed two overnight chamber stays while fed either a high-fat (60% fat, 20% carbohydrate [CHO], 20% protein; food quotient [FQ] = 0.784) or low-fat (20% fat, 60% CHO, 20% protein; FQ = 0.899) dinner containing 40% of daily energy requirements. RESULTS: Following the low-fat meal, CHO oxidation first increased before decreasing, resulting in a 12-hour RER:FQ ratio close to 1.0 (0.986 ± 0.019, P = 0.06) and therefore resulting in a 12-hour equilibrated fat balance (29 ± 76 kcal/12 hours). Following the high-fat meal, participants had a RER:FQ ratio above 1.0 (1.061 ± 0.017, P < 0.01), resulting in a significant positive 12-hour fat balance of 376 ± 142 kcal/12 hours. Various RER trajectory parameters were significantly different following the high-fat and low-fat meals. CONCLUSIONS: This proof-of-concept study provides an alternative approach to quantify metabolic flexibility in response to a high-fat dinner and it can be used to derive indexes of metabolic flexibility, such as the 12-hour RER:FQ ratio or the 12-hour fat balance.
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate a novel approach for determining the effects of energy-standardized dinner meals (high-fat and low-fat) on respiratory exchange ratio (RER) dynamics and metabolic flexibility. METHODS: Using a randomized crossover study design, energy expenditure, RER, and macronutrient oxidation rates were assessed in response to a single dinner meal during an overnight stay in a whole-body room calorimeter. Eight healthy adults completed two overnight chamber stays while fed either a high-fat (60% fat, 20% carbohydrate [CHO], 20% protein; food quotient [FQ] = 0.784) or low-fat (20% fat, 60% CHO, 20% protein; FQ = 0.899) dinner containing 40% of daily energy requirements. RESULTS: Following the low-fat meal, CHO oxidation first increased before decreasing, resulting in a 12-hour RER:FQ ratio close to 1.0 (0.986 ± 0.019, P = 0.06) and therefore resulting in a 12-hour equilibrated fat balance (29 ± 76 kcal/12 hours). Following the high-fat meal, participants had a RER:FQ ratio above 1.0 (1.061 ± 0.017, P < 0.01), resulting in a significant positive 12-hour fat balance of 376 ± 142 kcal/12 hours. Various RER trajectory parameters were significantly different following the high-fat and low-fat meals. CONCLUSIONS: This proof-of-concept study provides an alternative approach to quantify metabolic flexibility in response to a high-fat dinner and it can be used to derive indexes of metabolic flexibility, such as the 12-hour RER:FQ ratio or the 12-hour fat balance.
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