A Balance Sheet of the Estimation of Energy Intake and Energy Expenditure as Measured by Indirect Calorimetry, Using the Kofranyi-Michaelis Calorimeter
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- 1 February 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 6 (1) , 253-264
- https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19520028
Abstract
The Kafranyi-Michaelis calorimeter, which measures the rate of O2 consumption, was employed to evaluate the energy expenditure of 5 persons over a period of 13 days. Satisfactory agreement was found with the energy value of the food consumed during the period.Keywords
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