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Recent Examples on the Web The Harris-Benedict formula helps estimate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), or your energy expenditure for one day. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2021 That is because body weight times 30 is a simple estimate for the basal metabolic rate. — Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 27 July 2021 Jeor formula that shows the basal metabolic rate in kilocalories per day. — Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 27 July 2021 Samsung said the sensors can now assess body composition by measuring skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate, water retention, and body fat percentage. — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 In reality, the basal metabolic rate depends on many other factors than just weight, height and age. — Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 27 July 2021 This is also why basal metabolic rate decreases with age. — Terezie Tolar-peterson, The Conversation, 28 Dec. 2020 Having a fever can also affect a person’s basal metabolic rate. — Terezie Tolar-peterson, The Conversation, 28 Dec. 2020 Fighting infection increases a person’s basal metabolic rate — the amount of energy needed at rest per unit of time — and that raises his or her temperature. — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 See More

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“Basal metabolic rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basal%20metabolic%20rate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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