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What is BMR?

Basal metabolic rate: the energy the body uses at complete rest to maintain basic function.

Predicted from population regressions with roughly ±10% individual error, which is why a single figure is false precision and a range is the honest presentation.

Not to be confused with TDEE

TDEE is BMR multiplied by an activity factor. Total daily energy expenditure rather than the resting floor.

Where this is used