Research
Metabolic adaptation
There is significant variation in metabolic rate in humans, independent of differences in body size, body composition, age, and gender.
Practitioners should consider individual metabolic rates when assessing health and nutrition.
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There is significant variation in metabolic rate in humans, independent of differences in body size, body composition, age, and gender.
Why this rating
Based on the study design involving multiple measurements and a defined population.
Source
Concomitant interindividual variation in body temperature and metabolic rate
Russell Rising et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1992
cohort · n=55Cited 93×
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