Assessing Resting Metabolic Rate in Overweight and Obese Adolescents With a Portable Indirect Calorimeter

Abstract

This pilot study found portable indirect calorimetry to be reliable and valid for assessing RMR in an overweight and obese adolescent population. In addition, this study indicates that portable indirect calorimetry may be an acceptable option for assessing RMR in this population compared with the traditional indirect calorimeter or predictive equations.