basal metabolism
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Most popular interest in basal metabolism centers around ways to kick it up a notch and increase our energy use while doing absolutely nothing, with the prospect of losing weight in the process.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
“That’s another contributor to your overall energy expenditure, in addition to basal metabolism and active energy expenditure.”
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
Its hormones regulate basal metabolism, oxygen use, nutrient metabolism, the production of ATP, and calcium homeostasis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
His muscular endurance sank far down, as did his basal metabolism, and his efficiency upon the typewriter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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F. G., experiments by, to ascertain basal metabolism, 196–197.Berries, food value of, 41, 177.Blindness among tobacco smokers, 264.Blood pressure, influence of deep breathing on, 25.Bowels, foods the best regulators of the, 52.
From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving