Gasto energétic en reposo y composición corporal en adultos / Energy expenditure in repose related to body composition in adults
Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá)
; 59(supl.1): 43-58, Apr.-June 2011. ilus, tab
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RESUMEN
El requerimiento de energía de una persona está relacionado con su gasto energético (GE) y se define como la energía que consume un organismo, está representado por la tasa metabólica basal (TMB), la actividad física (AF) y la termogénesis inducida por la dieta (TID). La TMB es la mínima cantidad de energía que un organismo requiere para estar vivo y representa del 60-70% del total del gasto energético (TGE), en la mayoría de los adultos sedentarios. La AF representa entre el 25-75% del TGE y la TID representa cerca del 10% del TGE. Debido a su simplicidad, bajo costo y alta precisión el método comúnmente usado en el estudio de la composición corporal es la antropometría.
ABSTRACT
People's energy requirements are related to their energy expenditure (EE); this is defined as being the energy which an organism consumes. It is represented by the basal metabolic rate (BMR), physical activity (PA) and dietinduced thermogenesis (DIT). The BMR is the minimum amount of energy which an organism requires to stay alive and represents 60%-70% of total energy expenditure (TEE) in most sedentary adults. The PA represents 25%- 75% of TEE whilst DIT represents around 10% of TEE. Anthropometry is the method most frequently used in studying body composition due to its simplicity, low cost and great precision.
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Health economic evaluation
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Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
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Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia/CO