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Basal Metabolic Rate

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) represents the minimum amount of energy the body requires to maintain essential physiological functions at rest, including breathing, circulation, and cellular metabolism. Research published in this journal examines BMR within the broader context of Obesity Management and nutritional asses…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 40× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-450X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) represents the minimum amount of energy the body requires to maintain essential physiological functions at rest, including breathing, circulation, and cellular metabolism. Research published in this journal examines BMR within the broader context of Obesity Management and nutritional assessment, exploring how energy expenditure relates to body composition, metabolic regulation, and health outcomes across diverse populations. Studies have investigated the physiological mechanisms underlying metabolic adaptation, including the role of thyroid hormones in obesity and the metabolic characteristics of adipose tissue. The journal has published work documenting energy intake patterns and their metabolic consequences, such as how low energy consumption affects glucose regulation in young women and how energy intake gaps relate to nutritional status in physically active populations. Additional research has evaluated the accuracy of standard equations for estimating total daily energy expenditure compared to gold-standard measurement techniques in adolescents, revealing potential discrepancies in dietary reference calculations. Understanding BMR and total energy expenditure is fundamental to developing effective obesity interventions and nutritional recommendations, as metabolic rate influences weight management strategies and the assessment of nutritional adequacy across different age groups and activity levels.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Adaptive Contribution of Thyroid Hormones in Obesity

Ozcelik FatihCorresponding author
University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
Exact topic International Journal of Negative Results Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-9181.ijnr-18-2530
2021

The Use of Metabolomic Tool in Assessing Environmental Exposure

Polyana Rocha Mendes MicheleCorresponding author
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Exact topic International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine doi:10.14302/issn.2690-0904.ijoe-21-3966

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 40 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Basal Metabolic Rate, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Obesity Management (ISSN 2574-450X).

Journal editorial board
Amit Surve · United States Paola Aceto · Italy Joseph Fomusi Ndisang · Canada

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