Dr Yves Schutz, Privat Docent & MER

Physiology Department Rue du Bugnon 7 CH-1005 Lausanne Tel: +41 21 692 55 63 Fax: +41 21 692 55 05 E-mail: yves.schutz@unil.ch 1 post-doctoral fellow, 2 doctoral students

Research activities :

• Autoregulation of body weight and body composition

Research key words :

• Energy metabolism, substrate balance, energy expenditure, thermogenesis, physical activity

Link to the web site

1. Focused on Humans only.
2. Subjects studied: obese, overweight, pregnant (obese) women, sarcopenic patients.
3. Methods employed: portable indirect calorimetry, stable isotopes, accelerometry, Satellite Global Positioning System (GPS), body composition (plethysmography, bio-electrical impedance, laser techniques).
4. Domain: Human Physiology, Human Nutrition, Human Behaviour.

Representative publications :

• Melzer K, Schutz Y, Boulvain M, Kayser B. Pregnancy-related changes in activity energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate in Switzerland. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009;63:1185-91.
• Lecoultre V, Boss A, Tappy L, Borrani F, Tran C, Schneiter P, Schutz Y. Training in hypoxia fails to further enhance endurance performance and lactate clearance in well-trained men and impairs glucose metabolism during prolonged exercise. Exp Physiol. 2009 Nov 6. (in the press).
• Lecoultre V, Schutz Y.Effect of a small dose of alcohol on the endurance performance of trained cyclists. Alcohol. 2009 ,44:278-83.