Effects of migration from tropical to temperate climate on BMR

An analysis of the available literature on the effects of recent migration (over 2-4 weeks) from the tropics to temperate zones, and of follow-ups till 9 months later, shows that there are no differences of any significance between the BMRs per kg body weight of tropical migrants and those of their peers born and resident in temperate zones, provided the subjects are from privileged backgrounds and well-nourished (Table 7). There is thus no reason to believe the BMRs of well-nourished tropical individuals are lower than those of European or North American subjects.