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basal metabolism

NOUN
minimum energy requirement
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Most popular interest in basal metabolism centers around ways to kick it up a notch and increase our energy use while doing absolutely nothing, with the prospect of losing weight in the process.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2023

“That’s another contributor to your overall energy expenditure, in addition to basal metabolism and active energy expenditure.”

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2023

Its hormones regulate basal metabolism, oxygen use, nutrient metabolism, the production of ATP, and calcium homeostasis.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The modern basal metabolism test, which measures the rate of body processes by measuring oxygen consumption, is a lineal descendant of the DuBois calorimeter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any extraneous muscular movements are carried out in virtue of an increased oxidation of materials and the heat production rises above the level of the basal metabolism with increased muscular effort.

From Food in War Time by Graham Lusk



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