Resting Metabolic Rate and Health
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 3112
Special Issue Editors
2. Navarra Institute for Health Research, IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain
Interests: indirect calorimetry; metabolic cart; energy expenditure; human metabolism; exercise; physical activity; nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,
In humans, the resting metabolic rate normally accounts for 60–70% of energy expenditure over 24 hours (e.g., in healthy sedentary adults). In simple terms, among other metabolic implications, a low resting metabolic rate (or a low energy expenditure while resting) could be considered as an indicator of potential weight (re)gain in the future, as suggested by the previous literature.
However, the studying of resting metabolic rate and its association with health outcomes, as well as other metabolic complications, presents several challenges for the field of human metabolism. It is imperative for researchers and clinicians to determine resting metabolic rate accurately and reproducibly in humans. Therefore, novel research studies and approaches are necessary to integrate both existing and new information on human resting metabolism and its relationship(s) with biomarkers related to human health.
This Special Issue of Metabolites will be dedicated to extensive applications of resting metabolic rate assessments, as well as related methodological perspectives that may be of interest for the resting metabolic rate assessment field. The topics that will be covered by this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the relationship between resting metabolic rate and health-related biomarkers, metabolic implications of the resting metabolic rate, and other methodology aspects to improve the resting metabolic rate assessments. Manuscripts dealing with other challenging issues are also highly desired.
Dr. Juan M. A. Alcantara
Dr. Abel Plaza-Florido
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- basal metabolic rate
- resting metabolic rate
- indirect calorimetry
- metabolic cart
- energy expenditure
- BMR
- RMR
- EE
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