2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.01.016
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Ability of the Harris-Benedict formula to predict energy requirements differs with weight history and ethnicity

Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of weight history status and ethnicity on the ability of the Harris Benedict (HB) formula to: 1) predict measured resting energy expenditure (REE), and, 2) accurately estimate energy needs over a 2-week test period. Subjects were never-overweight (BMI ≤ 25 kg/m 2 , n=47), overweight (BMI 27-30 kg/m 2 , n=170), and weight-reduced (BMI ≤ 25 kg/m 2 , n=51) healthy, adult African-American (AA) and Caucasian (C) women. Food was provided for 2 weeks at an energy … Show more

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“…Among the black women, the Harris Benedict, both WHO equations and the BMI equation showed acceptable agreement within 10% of measured REE values, as well as a marginally significant correlation. The Harris-Benedict equation tends to overestimate REE in American populations [10,11,30], while underestimating REE in Brazilian populations [27]. Previous studies have therefore repeatedly warned against estimation of REE in overweight populations [10,11,24,30,31,32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Among the black women, the Harris Benedict, both WHO equations and the BMI equation showed acceptable agreement within 10% of measured REE values, as well as a marginally significant correlation. The Harris-Benedict equation tends to overestimate REE in American populations [10,11,30], while underestimating REE in Brazilian populations [27]. Previous studies have therefore repeatedly warned against estimation of REE in overweight populations [10,11,24,30,31,32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Harris-Benedict equation tends to overestimate REE in American populations [10,11,30], while underestimating REE in Brazilian populations [27]. Previous studies have therefore repeatedly warned against estimation of REE in overweight populations [10,11,24,30,31,32]. Similarly, the WHO equations have been found to provide acceptable REE estimations in Brazilian and Spanish populations [27], indicating that they could be of some use in overweight populations with races/ethnicities other than white.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The resting energy expenditure (REE) was calculated using the Harris-Benedict equation 20 and the total energy requirements were estimated by multiplying REE with a factor of 1.35. 21 Supplementation was continuous for the duration of the study. On nontraining days participants were asked to take the supplements in three equal doses during the day (morning, midday, evening).…”
Section: Diet and Supplementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To monitor weight stability prior to testing, participants were weighed twice per week, and food was provided to the participants for the final 2 weeks of each 4-week weight maintenance period. In a previous study of this data, we found that while there was some weight change during each weight maintenance period, there was not an ethnic group difference in the amount of weight change (Douglas et al, 2007). At the end of each 4-week period, participants were admitted to the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for inpatient testing of metabolic health.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 59%