Energy and nitrogen balance during acute metabolic decompensation due to dietary nonadherence. Total caloric intake was increased by 500 kcal/day, with a 50% increase in protein intake, starting at Day 0. Resting metabolic rate (RMR, circle), Total Energy Expenditure (TEE, square) and Energy Intake (EI, triangle) for A) dextrose alone (DEX, red), B) hypocaloric dextrose (HYPO, green) or C) isocaloric dextrose/lipid (ISO, blue). D) Nitrogen balance and E) nitrogen excretion for DEX (red), HYPO (green), ISO (blue). Dietary descriptions are included in the text. Kcal/d – kilocalories per day.