Research
Metabolic adaptation
There was no relationship between mitochondrial morphology or muscle respiration and 24-h energy expenditure, basal metabolic rate, or sleeping energy expenditure.
Metabolic rate may not be influenced by mitochondrial characteristics in sedentary individuals.
StrongRefutesmedium confidence
There was no relationship between mitochondrial morphology or muscle respiration and 24-h energy expenditure, basal metabolic rate, or sleeping energy expenditure adjusted for differences in fat-free mass, fat mass, age, and sex.
Why this rating
The study design allows for clear conclusions about metabolic rates.
Source
Muscle mitochondrial morphology, body composition, and energy expenditure in sedentary individuals
S. Kirkwood et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1991
cross-sectional · n=17Cited 21×
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