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  • adjective Having the same, or constant, energy

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iso- +‎ energetic

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Examples

  • The subjects ingested an isoenergetic low-fat/high-carbohydrate meal Frosted Flakes [Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich], skimmed milk, and orange juice containing 3682 J [880 kcal], 204 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 16 g protein, and 5 mg cholesterol.

    High-Fat High Jinks | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2005

  • Dipla, et al An isoenergetic high-protein, moderate-fat diet does not compromise strength and fatigue during resistance exercise in women.

    About.com Low Carb Diets 2010

  • For example, one study compared a very-low-energy (624 kcal), low-carbohydrate (20% of daily energy intake) diet to a baseline isoenergetic (30 kcal/kg), high-carbohydrate (55%) diet in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes (43).

    Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes 2010

  • Design: In a randomized crossover feeding trial, 25 normal to mildly hyperlipidemic adults consumed 3 isoenergetic diets (diet (no nuts or fish), a walnut diet (42.5 g walnuts / 10.1 mJ), or a fish diet (113 g salmon, twice / wk).

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition current issue 2009

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