EVALUATION OF REST ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN PATIENTS WITH NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE.
Andressa OliveiraSabrina Alves FernandesRandhall Bruce Kreismann CarteriCristiane Valle TovoPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2021)
We suggest that the Jeor Mifflin-St formula should not be used to estimate the RMR in patients with NAFLD. In the absence of indirect calorimetry, some alternatives can be used safely in this population, such as BIA and the predictive formulas of Harris Benedict, Schofield and the World Health Organization.