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Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive, which requires about twelve hours of fasting in humans). The release of energy in this state is sufficient only for the functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the rest of the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin. BMR decreases with age and with the loss of lean body mass. Increased muscle mass can increase BMR. Aerobic fitness level, a product of cardiovascular exercise, while previously thought to have effect on basal or resting metabolic rate (RMR), has been shown in the 1990s not to correlate with BMR, when fat-free body mass was adjusted for (see following section "Aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise" for references). Illness, previously consumed food and beverages, environmental temperature, and stress levels can affect one's overall energy expenditure as well as one's BMR.
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What does the amount of time feces stays in the large intestine depend on?
your diet, exercise/mobility and your metabolic rate!
What is the definition of metabolic weight?
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What factors influence the rate of expiration in a healthy individual?
First it is depend upon age then the metabolic rate of body after that it is depend upon air pressure and the kind of physical work the person is doing.
Which cell has the higher metabolic rate?
the liver has a higher metabolic rate
The rate at which the chemical reactions in the body cells take place is known as the __________ rate.?
The rate of Metabolism, or metabolic rate.
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Elevating your heart rate increases your basal metabolic rate in an individual.
Does fever decrease the metabolic rate of the body to conserve energy?
It decrease the metabolic rate. This is because Metabolic actually produce heat, if you are in fever state, the body will slow down rate of metabolic as less heat will be produced.
What is core metabolic rate?
Core Metabolic Rate is the specified metabolic rate particular to and occurring within that one individual. Core Metabolic Rate represents the rate of core metabolism, the broad spectrum of physiologic activities occurring within that one individual. In personalized health, core metabolic rate represents a key metric in delineating the inner health and physiologic dynamics of an individual.
What does the Basal Metabolic Rate represent?
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What is the major factor that determines metabolic rate?
The major factor that determines the metabolic rate is the amount of lean body tissue. A feature of the basal metabolic rate is pregnancy increases the BMR.
What are two hormones that affect metabolic rate?
The two thyroid hormones thet affects the metabolic rate are Thyroxine & Triiodothyronine.
Which hormone is called the metabolic hormone?
thyroxine.It controls mainly basal metabolic rate. Other hormones also involve in metabolic rate control
