basal metabolic rate
11metabolic rate — n metabolism per unit time esp. as estimated by food consumption, energy released as heat, or oxygen used in metabolic processes see BASAL METABOLIC RATE …
12Metabolic rate, basal — A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated basal metabolic rate …
13Rate, basal metabolic — A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated basal metabolic rate …
14metabolic rate — noun rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period • Hypernyms: ↑rate • Hyponyms: ↑basal metabolic rate, ↑BMR …
15Metabolic age — refers to a number calculated by comparing your Basal Metabolic Rate to the Basal Metabolic Rate average of your chronological age group. Chronological age is your age in calendar years. Basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy consumed per… …
16basal metabolism — n the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate * * * the minimum amount of energy expended by the body to… …
17Metabolic advantage — is a term used in nutrition to describe the ability of a diet to achieve greater weight loss (or less weight gain[1]) than another diet of equivalent calories.[2] It is a claimed effect of low carbohydrate diets and was popularised by the Atkins… …
18basal metabolism — n. the minimum quantity of energy used or required to sustain life in an organism at rest: it is measured, in people, by the rate (basal metabolic rate) at which heat is given off by a conscious, resting person in a warm place 12 to 18 hours… …
19Metabolic equivalent — The metabolic equivalent of task (MET), or simply metabolic equivalent, is a physiological concept expressing the energy cost of physical activities[1] as multiples of resting metabolic rate (RMR) and is defined as the ratio of metabolic rate… …
20basal — [[t]be͟ɪs(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Basal means relating to or forming the base of something. [TECHNICAL] Side shoots should be cut back to one leaf above the basal cluster. ...the basal layer of the skin. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Your basal metabolic rate is… …
