Basal metabolic rate studies in humans: measurement and development of new equations

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 8; no. 7a; pp. 1133 - 1152
• Main Author: Henry, CJK
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Basal Metabolism - physiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Energy; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Exercise; Female; Food; Heat; Historical account; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mathematics; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Nutrition; Nutritional Requirements; Predictive Value of Tests; Proteins; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tropical environments; Validity; Values; Body mass index; Universal validity; Energy metabolism; Energy requirements; Basal metabolic rate

To facilitate the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization/United Nations University Joint (FAO/WHO/UNU) Expert Consultation on Energy and Protein Requirements which met in Rome in 1981, Schofield et al. reviewed the literature and produced predictive equations for both sexes for...