Basal Metabolic Rate of Body

Introduction: Basal Metabolic Rate has been defined as the minimum amount of energy needed by an animal to maintain the basic functions of survival (such as breathing). Several factors including age, gender, weight, and exercise affect the BMR. "BMR increases with increasing muscle tissue" therefore, exercising will enhance BMR while with increasing age, BMR is reduced (Scott, 2008). Also gender differences exist between males and females; it has been shown that males have higher BMRs than females. Several methods can be utilized to calculate the BMR. "Indirect calorimetr uses expired gases to calculate the amounts and types of fuel being utilized", while the less accurate methods include carious formulas (Kelly, 2013). Methods: For this lab, various human male and female weight, height, and age fake datas were used to determine/calculate BMR. Different formulas were used for males and females. The BMR formulas use S.I. units and therefore, the units obtained were converted. Excel was used to calculate the BMRs in kcal/day. Results: Attached on the back of this page Discussion: The BMR calculated for males and females were determined and it was shown that generally, females have less BMR values compared to males (Refer to Table I and II). " The female surface-related BMR values are approximately 10% below the male values through life” (Zubieta, 2002).On the other hand, the various categories affecting BMR were also evaluated by specific measurements of height, weight, and age for each gender. The data illustrates that with increasing height, the BMR increases as well (Graph 1). The mean height for males is higher than the mean height for females resulting in males having higher BMRs. The BMR also increases with increasing weight (Refer to Graph 2). However, with increasing age, the BMR decreases (refer to Table I and II). The height and weight measured should not be

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