PubMed · 1987 · 18 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesNutritional SciencesPhysiologyMetabolic PhysiologyMetabolismNutritional PhysiologyBasal Metabolic RateEnergy ExpenditureMetabolic RateMetabolic Rate RegulationMetabolic Response To Diet
Abstract: Resting metabolic rate and dietary-induced thermogenesis were determined in 8 Caucasian subjects as a function of eating breakfast with/without a ginger sauce obtained from India. The results indicate that ginger has no significant effect on increasing metabolic rate. (wz)