Omron Healthcare HBF-516 Resting Metabolism, 60-70% of daily energy use is for resting metabolism

INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION

RESTING METABOLISM

Regardless of your activity level, a minimum level of caloric intake is required to sustain the body’s everyday functions. Known as the resting metabolism, this indicates how many calories you need to ingest in order to provide enough energy for your body to function.

60-70% of daily energy use is for resting metabolism

The total amount of energy used by the body in a typical day is as follows:

Resting metabolism	Energy required to maintain vital functions.
	Energy used for daily activities such as
Daily activity metabolism	commuting to work, household chores,
	hobbies etc.
Diet-induced thermogenesis	Energy emitted after eating a meal.

The ratio of these is 60%-70% for resting metabolism, 20%-30% for daily activity, and 10% for diet induced thermogenesis. This means that resting metabolism accounts for most of our daily energy consumption.

If our daily caloric intake exceeds the amount of energy required for these activities, the additional calories can be stored as fat.

Calories

Food

Calories

Diet-induced thermogenesis Daily activity metabolism

Resting metabolism

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