Artículo:

Factors influencing variation in basal metabolic rate include fat-free mass, fat mass, age, and circulating thyroxine but not sex, circulating leptin, or triiodothyronine

Autor:

AM Johnstone et al

Resumen:

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the largest component of daily energy demand in Western societies. Previous studies indicated that BMR, is highly variable, but the cause of this variation is disputed

Página:

941

Sección:

Original Research Communications

Publicación:

American Journa1 of Clinical Nutrition, the

Volúmen:

82

Número:

5

Fecha:

Noviembre 2005

ISSN:

00029165

SrcID:

00029165-2005-11.txt