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BMR

BMR

1 6.3
The energy your body uses while resting to stay alive
  • noun
  • /biː ɛm ɑːr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tasa metabólica basal
  • The goal is to alter the calories and macronutrients so that the muscles grow back bigger and stronger, thus raising BMR and resulting in less fat.
  • BMR in kcal

So your BMR is basically the cost of keeping the lights on.

Examples

  • It is difficult to accurately calculate the BMR because it depends on a variety of factors, such as mass, age, sex, environmental temperature, emotional state, and race.

    Academic text (2007)
  • By age 50, basal metabolic rates (BMR) are approximately 80%-85% of that in childhood.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So your BMR is basically the cost of keeping the lights on.

  • And they also looked at lean mass BMR, total energy expenditure.

  • My BMR is around 1.6k. Should I eat 1.6k just to be safe?

    Blog text (30)
  • My BMR says that my maintenance calories are 2253, and in order to lose 1 kg per week, I've dropped it to 1200.

    Blog text (30)
  • However, approximations of BMR based upon sex and age are shown in Table 3 (Johnson, 1999, pp. 262-286; McDowell, Hirsch, & Ogden, 2005).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Comparisons within TW: The mean BMR of TW (N=93) was 1398.8197.4 kcal/day.

    Academic text (2008)
  • VLCDs are scientifically devised, nutritionally wholesome meals that are generally advised to patients whose Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is more than 30.

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  • Your BMR represents the number of calories your body needs at rest to maintain essential functions like breathing and circulation.

Synonyms

metabolic rate
vsBMR
  • Specialized
9 4.2

How fast the body uses energy

focuses specifically on energy use at rest for basic bodily functions
basal metabolic rate
vsBMR
  • Specialized
1 4.9

How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm

is the same idea presented as a short technical label
basal metabolism
vsBMR
  • Specialized
5.3

The energy the body needs at rest to keep you alive

expresses this idea as an energy use rate rather than an amount

Surface Forms

BMR singular
BMRs plural

Morphology

BMR = B + M + R

BMR is an acronym (initialism) whose component letters do not convey standalone lexical meaning to learners, so the form is not transparently interpretable from its parts.

Etymology

BMR stands for Basal Metabolic Rate. Basal means 'basic' or 'base', metabolic relates to metabolism, which is 'how your body turns food into energy', and rate means 'speed', so BMR is the basic speed your body uses energy while resting, like an engine idling.