scholarly journals Involvement of Basal Metabolic Rate in Determination of Type of Cold Tolerance

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Maeda ◽  
Tetsuhito Fukushima ◽  
Keita Ishibashi ◽  
Shigekazu Higuchi
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate

scholarly journals Basal metabolic rate and energy expenditure or rural farmers in Magubike village, Kilosa district, Tanzania

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (59) ◽  
pp. 8128-8138
Author(s):  
HN Ocan ◽  
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JL Kinabo ◽  
PS Mamiro ◽  
CN Nyaruhucha
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
The Mean

Measurement of basal metabolic rate (BMR) provides an important baseline for the determination of an individual’s total energy requirement. The study sought to establish human energy expenditure of rural farmers in Magubike village in Tanzania, through determination of BMR, physical activity level (PAL) and total energy expenditure (TEE). In addition, the study intended to provide an indication of the level of energy requirement for the rural people of Tanzania. The objective of the study was to determine energy expenditure of farmers in comparison to the mean caloric intake per capita and the WHO/FAO recommended energy requirements for developing countries. A cross-sectional study design involving 33 male and 31 female farmers was conducted on randomly selected households. Basal Metabolic rate and household activities were measured by indirect calorimetry, using the Douglas bag technique. Physical activity Level was measured by twenty-four hour activity diary and TEE calculated as a product of BMR and PAL. Men’s BMR was 4.7 MJ/day while that of women was 4.3 MJ/day. Farmers mean PAL was 2.20 ± 0.25 in men and 2.05 ± 0.23 in females and TEE was 10.24 MJ/day in men and 8.57 MJ/day in women. Both BMR and TEE were higher in men than in women. The measured energy expenditure for digging and weeding were 1.57 ± 0.3 kJ/min; 1.36 ± 0.31kJ/min in men and 1.58 ± 0.3 kJ/min; 1.49 ± 0.33 kJ/min in women. It was revealed that total energy expenditure of farmers in Magubike village was high with the values being above the mean daily calorie requirement per capita for Tanzania (8.15 MJ/day) but within the WHO/FAO recommended energy requirements (11.26 MJ/day) for developing countries. High energy expenditure was attributed to high energy levels spent in farm activities which were manual and labour intensive. This is likely to be the situation in many rural areas of Tanzania. More work on measurement of costs of farm activities and farmers work capacity are necessary to provide recommendations on energy needs of rural farmers.

DETERMINATION OF THE BASAL METABOLIC RATE.

The Lancet ◽  
1926 ◽  
Vol 207 (5343) ◽  
pp. 172-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.C. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate

scholarly journals THE DETERMINATION OF THE SURFACE AREA OF WOMEN AND ITS USE IN EXPRESSING BASAL METABOLIC RATE

1928 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 711-711
Author(s):  
Hannah Stillman Bradfield
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate ◽  
Direct Reference ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Agricultural Experiment ◽  
The Subject

Article by Hannah Stillman Bradfield. By an oversight (p. 570) direct reference was not given to Brody's contribution to the subject. This reference is: Brody and Elting, Research Bulletin 89, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri, 1926.

DETERMINATION OF THE BASAL METABOLIC RATE.

The Lancet ◽  
1926 ◽  
Vol 207 (5344) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
James Barr
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate
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