Journal article
Published Predictive Equations Overestimate Measured Resting Metabolic Rate in Young, Healthy Females
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare resting metabolic rate (RMR) measured by indirect calorimetry versus RMR predicted by several published formulas in a sample of healthy young women.
METHODS: RMR was measured using indirect calorimetry and predicted using 6 commonly used equations (Nelson, 1992; Mifflin, 1990; Owen, 1986; Schofield(Weight), 1985; Schofield(Weight and Height), 1985; Harris-Benedict, 1919) in 47 reportedly healthy young females (age = 22.8 ± …
Authors
Li AC; Tereszkowski CM; Edwards AM; Simpson JAR; Buchholz AC
Journal
Journal of the American Nutrition Association, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 222–227
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
June 2010
DOI
10.1080/07315724.2010.10719837
ISSN
2769-7061