What is the thermic effect of food? What is the thermic effect of food? Answer: how much energy is required to digest, absorb and metabolize nutrients
Why is there a difference between the sexes when it comes to calculating BMR? Why is there a difference between the sexes when it comes to calculating BMR? Answer: based on lean body mass
how do you determine BMR for females? how do you determine BMR for females? Answer: body mass x 0.9 kcal/hr
how do you determine BMR for males? how do you determine BMR for males? Answer: body mass x 1.0kcal/hr
How does age effect BMR? How does age effect BMR? Answer: BMR decreases 3-5% each decade after the age of 30 due to a decease in lean body mass and hormone changes
What is the primary determinant for BMR? What is the primary determinant for BMR? Answer: how much lean body mass a person has