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What Is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the minimum level of energy your body needs when at rest to function effectively. This includes the
functioning of your respiratory and circulatory organs, neural system, liver, kidneys, and other organs. You continue to burn calories
even when sleeping.
About 70% of the calories your body uses every day are used by your basal metabolism. In addition, energy is used when doing any
kind of activity. The more vigorous the activity, the more calories are burned. This is because skeletal muscle (which accounts for
approximately 40% of your body weight) acts as your metabolic engine and uses a large amount of energy. Your basal metabolism is
greatly affected by the amount of muscle you have, so increasing your muscle mass helps increase your basal metabolism.
By studying healthy individuals, scientists have found that people's metabolic rate change as they age. Basal metabolism rises as a
child grows. After peaking at the age of around 16 or 17, it typically starts to gradually decrease.
Having a higher basal metabolism increases the number of calories used and helps decrease the amount of body fat. A low basal
metabolic rate makes it harder to lose body fat and overall weight.
How Does a Tanita Body Composition Monitor Calculate BMR?
The basic method of calculating Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is a standard equation that uses weight and age.
Tanita has conducted in-depth clinical research into the relationship of BMR and body composition resulting in a much more accurate
and personalized reading for the user based on impedance measurements. This method has been medically validated using indirect
calorimetry (measuring breathcomposition).*
*Reliability of the equation for Basal Metabolic Rate:At 2002 Nutrition Week: Scientific and Clinical Forum and Exposition
Title: International Comparison: Resting Energy Expenditure Prediction Models:
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
What Is Daily Calorie Intake (DCI)?
"Daily Calorie Intake (DCI)" is the sum of calories for basal metabolism, daily activity metabolism (activities including daily household
chores), and diet-induced thermogenesis (energy used in connection with digestion, absorption, metabolism, and other eating
activities). It is an estimate of how many calories you can consume within the next 24 hours to maintainyour current weight.
How does a Tanita body composition monitor calculate DCI?
The basic way of calculating Basal Metabolic (BMR) Rate is a
standard equation using weight and age. Tanita has conducted
in-depth research into the relationship of BMR and body
composition giving a much more accurate and personalized reading for the user
based on the impedance measurement. This method has been medically validated
using indirect calorimetry (measuring the breath composition).*
*Reliability on equation for Basal Metabolic Rate: At 2002 Nutrition Week: A
Scientific and Clinical Forum and Exposition Title: International Comparison: Resting
Energy Expenditure Prediction Models: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
What Is Metabolic AGE?
This feature calculates your BMR and indicates the average age associated with that type of metabolism.
If your BMR Age is higher than your actual age, it is an indication that you need to improve your metabolic rate. Increased exercise
will build healthy muscle tissue, which will improve your metabolic age.
You will obtain a reading between 12 and 90. Under 12 will be displayed as "12" and over 90 displayed as "90".
(Applicable age 18-99)
(Applicable age 18-99)
(Applicable age 18-99)
DCI = BMR × Activity Level
Activity Level
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Female
1.56
Male
1.55
Source: The World Health Organization (WHO)
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2
3
1.64
1.82
1.78
2.10
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