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Energy balance
Indirect calorimetry is the favored method to assess human energy expenditure and is the only method enabling the assessment of macronutrient oxidation.
Practitioners should consider using indirect calorimetry for accurate assessment of energy expenditure and macronutrient oxidation.
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Today, indirect calorimetry, either using a metabolic chamber or a metabolic cart, is the favored method to assess human energy expenditure and is the only method enabling the assessment of macronutrient oxidation.
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Assessment of energy expenditure: are calories measured differently for different diets?
Guillermo Sánchez‐Delgado et al. · Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care · 2020
DOI 10.1097/mco.0000000000000680
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