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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
How many calories the body spends at complete rest: breathing, heartbeat, maintaining temperature. Estimated with the Mifflin–St Jeor or Katch–McArdle formulas, which are off by 10–15 % for an individual.
Section: Energy and nutrition
Sources for the definition
- A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals · Mifflin MD, St Jeor ST, Hill LA · The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1990 · PMID 2305711
- Comparison of predictive equations for resting metabolic rate in healthy nonobese and obese adults: a systematic review · Frankenfield D, Roth-Yousey L, Compher C · Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2005 · PMID 15883556
Where it is used
The term is used in the calculator, the supplements sections and pharmacology. Back to the glossary or open the methodology in the app.