Energy requirements of adults

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 7 A, 2005, Pages 994-1009

  Shetty, Prakash ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Doubly labelled water technique; Physical activity level; Sleeping metabolic rates; Total energy expenditure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33144460168     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005792     Document Type: Review

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