When is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) best obtained?

a. After 10 hr of fasting
b. While walking on a treadmill
c. On rising in the morning
d. 1 hr after lunch


ANS: A
Obtained after 10 hr of fasting, the BMR measures the number of calories (kcal) expended at rest per square meter of body surface per hour (kcal/m2/hr).

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