Practical estimates of energy requirements.
The scientific genealogy of those who studied human energy expenditure is reviewed. The genealogic review is followed by a discussion of the basal metabolic rate as the basis for calculations of energy requirements in humans.
Institute of Physiology, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Durnin
D001481:Basal Metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States