total energy expenditure


total energy expenditure

A metabolic unit for the sum of the energy used by an organism. Maintenance of a reduced or elevated body weight is linked to compensatory changes in energy expenditures, which oppose any shift in body weight that differs from the person’s usual or baseline weight; these compensatory changes may explain the difficulty that obese individuals have in maintaining lower weights.

total energy expenditure

Physiology A metabolic 'unit' that is the sum of a number of energy 'units' Resting energy expenditure is 60% of TEE; Thermic energy of feeding is 10% of TEE; Nonresting energy expenditure is 30% of TEE.