Metabolic Rate Equations: 100 Equations, 1,430 Athletes, and the Best One Puts 80.2% Within 10% of Measured — Most Manage 40.7% to 63.7%, and in Male Athletes the Best Still Missed by 284 kcal
Oct 25
4 min read
Every calorie calculator on the internet starts from a resting metabolic rate equation. Harris-Benedict from 1918, Mifflin-St Jeor, Cunningham, a hundred others. The question is not whether they are roughly right for a population average; it is how often they are right for the person standing in front of you. In athletes, a 29-study meta-analysis answered that with a precision figure most people will find uncomfortable.
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