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Purpose: Modern lifestyles require people to spend prolonged periods of sitting, and public health messages recommend replacing sitting with as much standing as is feasible. The metabolic/energy cost (MEC) of sitting and standing is poorly understood, and MEC associated with a transition from sitting...
Good metabolic health reduces your risk of metabolic syndrome and diseases, like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and liver disease.
What is basal metabolic rate? Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy your body uses to stay alive, at complete rest. Another way of thinking of this is your “baseline metabolism” — the amount of energy, in calories, that your body uses to keep you breathing and keep yo...
Catabolism is necessary both to allow for anabolic processes and for other purposes such as to generate heat to maintain proper body temperature and provide energy that will give strength to the muscles. During certain times of the day the body has a metabolic activity which is dominated by anab...
What is Metabolic Age? Discussion Comments Byanon991647— On Jul 06, 2015 Why then are diets even allowed. Bystolaf23— On Feb 25, 2011 Every person's metabolic rate is a little different, which is another reason why diets never have the same effect for everyone. In human activity, there...
Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the number of calories your body needs. It’s the amount of energy it takes to carry out all of these different processes. It’s the number of calories you need when at complete rest, so doesn’t include any of the extra energy required for the dail...
Resting Metabolic Rate is the number of calories that your body burns while at rest. RMR rates vary from person to person, and several factors can be measured: Basal metabolic rate (BMR):Energy expenditure when you're still and awake.3It is the minimum metabolic rate needed to keep your ...
A metabolic equivalent is the amount of oxygen or energy the body uses during a physical activity. Units of metabolic equivalent...
What Is Basal Metabolic Rate? Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of calories you need to keep your body working when you're resting. Your BMR gives your body the energy it needs for many basic functions that are happening all the time, without you thinking about it. For examp...