
| (introductory text...) |
| Foreword |
| Energy requirements: general principles |
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![]() | Energy expenditure as the basis for estimating energy requirements |
![]() | Methodology |
![]() | Importance of body composition |
![]() | Points of uncertainty requiring further research |
![]() | Summary of research needs |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
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| Energy requirements of adults: an update on basal metabolic rates (BMRs) and physical activity levels (PALs) |
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![]() | Introduction |
![]() | Variability in adult BMRs |
![]() | Predictive equations to estimate bmrs of adults |
![]() | Ethnic differences in BMR |
![]() | Effects of migration from tropical to temperate climate on BMR |
![]() | Adaptation and energy requirements |
![]() | Total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity levels (PAL) in adults: doubly-labelled water data |
![]() | References |
| Energy requirements of infants |
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![]() | Energy requirements of infants based on energy intake |
![]() | Compilation of energy intakes published before and after 1980 |
![]() | Total energy expenditure of infants |
![]() | Energy requirement for growth |
![]() | Energy requirements of infants predicted from total energy expenditure and growth |
![]() | Recommendations |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
| Energy requirements and dietary energy recommendations for children and adolescents 1 to 18 years old |
![]() | (introductory text...) |
![]() | Introduction |
![]() | Total daily energy expenditure (TEE) |
![]() | Estimates of basal metabolic rate to calculate total energy expenditure |
![]() | Time allocation to different activities |
![]() | Physical activity levels of children and adolescents |
![]() | Dietary energy intake |
![]() | General conclusions and recommendations |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
| Energy requirements of pregnant and lactating women |
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![]() | Introduction |
![]() | Pregnancy |
![]() | Recommendations for pregnancy |
![]() | Lactation |
![]() | Recommendations for lactation |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
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| Energy requirements of older individuals |
![]() | (introductory text...) |
![]() | Introduction |
![]() | Methodology for determination of total energy expenditure |
![]() | Total energy expenditure of older individuals |
![]() | Relationship between total energy expenditure and physical activity |
![]() | Effects of energy balance on nitrogen balance |
![]() | Summary of energy requirements in older individuals and recommendations for future research |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
| Protein requirements of infants and children |
![]() | (introductory text...) |
![]() | 1. Introduction |
![]() | 2. Protein requirements of infants |
![]() | 3. Protein requirements of children and adolescents |
![]() | 4. Protein needs during catch-up growth |
![]() | 5. protein needs associated with infection |
![]() | 6. Assessment of protein quality of weaning diets |
![]() | 7. Future research needs |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
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| The requirements of adult man for indispensable amino acids |
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![]() | 1. Introduction |
![]() | 2. The problem in defining requirements |
![]() | 3. Protein quality |
![]() | 4. The maintenance requirement (MR) |
![]() | 5.Diurnal cycling: the Millward-Rivers model |
![]() | 6. Theoretical basis of the MIT tracer balance studies |
![]() | 7. Technical problems of tracer balance studies |
![]() | 8. Results of the MIT tracer balance studies |
![]() | 9. Relation between leucine oxidation and nitrogen excretion |
![]() | 10. Factors relating to the design of tracer balance experiments |
![]() | 11. Breakpoint analysis |
![]() | 12. Effect of protein/amino acid intake on protein synthesis and breakdown |
![]() | 13. The colon: losses or gains? |
![]() | 14. Conclusion |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
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| Protein requirements of elderly people |
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![]() | Introduction: current dietary protein requirement recommendations |
![]() | Protein requirement studies in elderly people: previously reviewed data |
![]() | Protein requirement studies in elderly people: reassessment of previously reviewed data |
![]() | Summary |
![]() | References |
![]() | Discussion |
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| Report of the working group on general principles of assessing energy requirements |
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![]() | General recommendations |
![]() | Research needs |
| Report of the working group on energy requirements of infants, children and adolescents |
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![]() | General principles |
![]() | Infants |
![]() | Children and adolescents |
![]() | Methodological considerations |
| Report of the working group on energy requirements for pregnancy and lactation |
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![]() | Pregnancy |
![]() | Lactation |
| Report of the working group on energy requirements of older individuals |
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![]() | General statement |
![]() | Recommendations on requirements |
![]() | Recommendations for future research |
| Report of the working group on protein and amino acid requirements |
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![]() | Infants |
![]() | Infection and catch-up growth |
![]() | Children and adolescents |
![]() | Adults |
![]() | Elderly |
![]() | Research needs: Infants and children |
![]() | Research needs: adults |
| Appendix Criteria for valid nitrogen balance measurement of protein requirements |
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![]() | Long-term studies |
![]() | Analysis of multilevel short-term balance studies |
![]() | References |
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