HLSC 2P92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Basal Metabolic Rate, Resting Metabolic Rate, Lean Body Mass
9 Mar 2018
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As long as we are consuming a healthy diet. Because health can be defined in more ways than just physical health, such as mental health. Is based on family history of body shape and weight. There is a genetic component to body weight. It promotes good eating habits (and therefore good nutrition) and allows for regular physical activity. We cannot classify individuals with very rigid parameters, with what is considered a healthy body. Energy balance occurs when energy intake = energy expenditure/ output. Energy expenditure = energy expended both, at rest and during physical activity. A set of dri tables developed to give a snapshot of the estimated requirements for a population, given the amount of physical activity. If your body weight is stable, and you consider yourself healthy, that should be what dictates your estimated energy requirement (eer) Basal metabolism or basal metabolic rate (bmr) About 50-65% of energy output is basal metabolism.
