Metabolic Equivalent in Adolescents, Active Adults and Pregnant Women
Metabolic Equivalent in Adolescents, Active Adults and Pregnant Women
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Switzerland: MDPI
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"Metabolic Equivalent" (MET) represents a standard amount of oxygen consumed by the body under resting conditions, and is defined as 3.5 mL O₂/kg × min or ~1 kcal/kg × h. It is used to express the energy cost of physical activity in multiples of MET. However, universal application of the 1-MET standard was questioned in previous studies, because it...
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Metabolic Equivalent in Adolescents, Active Adults and Pregnant Women
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2072-6643
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2072-6643
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10.3390/nu8070438
