Basal metabolic rate (BMR) accounts for about 60% of the calories you burn each day. To calculate your BMR, you should use the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, which is the most accurate. Knowing your ...

News flash: Your body is burning calories all day (and night) long. Yep! By simply existing, you're torching calories. But how many cals you burn to sustain these bodily functions depends on one ...

Lindberg, O., Löw, H., Conover, T. E., and Ernster, L., in Biological Structure and Function, edit. by Goodwin, T. W., and Lindberg, O., 2, 3 (Academic Press, Inc ...