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The body's energy expenditure is usually described as consisting of three components: the basal metabolic rate (BMR), the energy expended in physical activity, and the thermic effect of feeding (TEF).
Back to basics: estimating energy requirements for adult hospital ... by Ferrie, Suzie; Ward, Meagan / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
The following studies have attempted to assess the resting energy expenditure (REE), basal energy expenditure (BEE) or basal metabolic rate (BMR) in patients with DMD, and consider whether weight gain or loss is due to altered intake and/or abnormal expenditure of energy, or whether REE or BEE may be reduced as a result of decreased muscle mass.
Nutrition for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Review) by Leighton, Sarah / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
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