BMR
Americanabbreviation
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Earlier studies suggested that people might reach up to 10 times their BMR, which is the minimum amount of energy needed while resting, but only for short, intense periods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
The average daily rate of energy consumption is about two to four times an animal’s BMR or SMR.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
So although BMR only captures 50% to 70% of total energy use, researchers figured that, kilo for kilo, humans burn energy at roughly the same rate as other apes.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2022
Popa-Erwin uses BMR — or the number of calories the body burns each day at rest — and muscle-mass calculations to determine how much protein, carbohydrates, and fat her clients should eat per day.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2019
“Very simply, we have welding jobs and can’t find people to fill them,” says Doug Gregory, marketing manager at BMR Group, an Indiana-based company that fixes industrial equipment for manufacturers in the Midwest.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 21, 2014
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