Apparatus and methods for assessing metabolic substrate utilization
First Claim
1. A processor-readable medium, comprising:
- code to receive data indicative of a blood glucose level, a blood free fatty acid level, and a respiratory quotient of a subject; and
code to calculate, based on the data, a value of a metabolic parameter for the subject, the value of the metabolic parameter being indicative of whether the subject has a predisposition towards one of carbohydrate oxidation and fat oxidation.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for assessing metabolic substrate utilization are described. In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium includes code to receive data indicative of a plasma glucose concentration, a plasma free fatty acid concentration, and a respiratory quotient of a subject. The processor-readable medium also includes code to calculate, based on the data, respective values of a set of metabolic parameters. The set of metabolic parameters includes a first metabolic parameter and a second metabolic parameter. The value of the first metabolic parameter is indicative of whether the subject has a predisposition towards oxidation of a first type of metabolic substrate or a second type of metabolic substrate, and the value of the second metabolic parameter is indicative of the subject'"'"'s responsiveness to a change in availability of the first type of metabolic substrate or the second type of metabolic substrate.
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16 Claims
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1. A processor-readable medium, comprising:
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code to receive data indicative of a blood glucose level, a blood free fatty acid level, and a respiratory quotient of a subject; and code to calculate, based on the data, a value of a metabolic parameter for the subject, the value of the metabolic parameter being indicative of whether the subject has a predisposition towards one of carbohydrate oxidation and fat oxidation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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applying a set of measurements to a subject to produce a set of measurement results for the subject, the set of measurements being configured to evaluate a blood glucose level, a blood free fatty acid level, and a respiratory quotient of the subject; based on the set of measurement results, using a computer to determine whether the subject has a predisposition towards one of carbohydrate oxidation and fat oxidation; and displaying the determination on a user-interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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