Table 1. Contribution of organs and tissues to resting energy expenditure
and actual body weight
Organ or tissue Organ metabolic rate % Overall Weight (% ABW)
(kcal/kg/day) REE (kg)
Adipose 4.5 4 15.0 (21.4)
Other 12 16 23.2 (33.1)
Muscle 13 22 28.0 (40.0)
Liver 200 21 1.8 (2.6)
Brain 240 22 1.4 (2.0)
Heart 400 9 0.3 (0.5)
Kidneys 400 8 0.3 (0.5)
ABW, actual body weight; REE, resting energy expenditure.
`Other' tissue consisted of bone, skin, intestine, glands [6].
quello in rosso è il consumo calorico x kg al giorno del tessuto muscolare e del tessuto adiposo
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