Total energy expenditure (TEE) of young adults from urban South India: revisiting their daily energy requirement.
Srishti SinhaAnura V KurpadRebecca KuriyanPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2020)
The predicted BMR and PAL guideline value was higher than that measured in young Indian adults, resulting in a ~13% lower measured TEE. This emphasizes the need to revisit the guidelines for predicting ER for this population.