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Total energy expenditure in young children
Author(s) -
Davies Peter S. W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1996)8:2<183::aid-ajhb5>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - energy expenditure , total energy expenditure , energy (signal processing) , doubly labeled water , environmental health , total energy , demography , medicine , psychology , statistics , mathematics , endocrinology , sociology , displacement (psychology) , psychotherapist
Measurement of total energy expenditure (TEE) in young children is now possible without interfering with or influencing lifestyle. Such data allow direct comparison with recommendations for energy requirements which have hitherto been based on measurements of energy intake. Evaluation of the current world data of measured TEE in children aged 1–6 years shows a consistent pattern despite originating from different laboratories. Data from 225 children reveal that energy expenditure is, on average, about 20% below current international recommendations. It is postulated that the reduction is probably due to changes in levels of habitual activity, which may have potentially important effects on health, and which need to be monitored carefully. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.