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The Importance of Metabolism in Weight Management.

A Metabolism assessment that includes Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) is essential in weight management as it offers information on each person's unique "Metabolic Engine". Since weight is gained when you consume more calories than your body uses, fundamentally the development of a healthy eating plan has to start with your total energy needs (TEE). By establishing sensible exercise and nutrition goals based on a metabolic assessment you are assured of having a safe and effective plan.

Research studies indicate that when prediction equations that account for both Fat and Fat-Free Mass are used to obtain Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR), results are as accurate as those obtained using Indirect Calorimetry devices (1-4). Because a BOD POD® body composition test provides highly accurate Fat and Fat-Free Mass information, it is able to produce highly accurate RMR results using these equations. BOD POD® software provides information on both RMR and Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) (5).

Footnotes:
1. KM Nelson, RL Weinsier, CL Long, and Y Schutz. Prediction of resting energy expenditure from fat-free mass and fat mass. Am J Clin Nutr 56:848-56, 1992.

2. L Wideman, NM Stoudemire, KA Pass, CL McGinnes, GA Gaesser, A Weltman. Assessment of the Aerosport TEEM 100 Portable Metabolic Measurement System. Med Sci Sports Exerc 28:509-515, 1996.

3. J Orr. Evaluation of a novel resting metabolic rate measurement system. www.korr.com

4. DC Nieman, G Trone, M Austin. Validation of a new handheld device for measuring resting metabolic rate (abstract). North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), October 9, 2001.

5. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein, and amino acids. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2002.

6. WD McArdle, FI Katch, VL, Katch. Energy for physical activity. Exercise physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance. 4th ed. Baltimore, MD. Williams & Wilkins, pp 151-164, 1996.