basal metabolism
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The relationship between basal metabolism and weight is complicated, however, Pontzer says.
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
For most patients, the old-fashioned basal metabolism test is a mild form of torture, but that would be no reason for discarding it if it were a consistently accurate test.
From Time Magazine Archive
F. G., experiments by, to ascertain basal metabolism, 196–197.Berries, food value of, 41, 177.Blindness among tobacco smokers, 264.Blood pressure, influence of deep breathing on, 25.Bowels, foods the best regulators of the, 52.
From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving
