A Cellular Level Approach to Predicting Resting Energy Expenditure: Evaluation of Applicability in Adolescents.

The article discusses a study which evaluated the applicability of the previous developed resting energy expenditure (REE) prediction model in adolescents. Its applicability was also compared by the researchers in young and elderly adults. The study involved twenty healthy male subjects with a mean age of 14.7 years. Indirect calorimetry and whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used to measure organ and tissue mass.