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Calculated Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation is recommended over direct calorimetry for large clinical trials due to feasibility, though direct measurement is suggested if resources allow.
For large obesity trials, calculating Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation is the recommended standard. It is feasible, cost-effective, and correlates well with direct calorimetric measurements.
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Calculated REE should be acquired with the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation (recommended)... which is best correlated (R2 5 0.80-0.85) with calorimetric measures of REE.
Why this rating
Consensus guideline.
Source
Accumulating Data to Optimally Predict Obesity Treatment (ADOPT): Recommendations from the Biological Domain
Michael Rosenbaum et al. · Obesity · 2018
DOI 10.1002/oby.22156
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