Table 2.

The contribution of various tissues to the increase in whole-body metabolic rate accompanying acute non-shivering cold exposure and severe burns.

	Cold exposure		Severe burns
	Δ kcal/day	% of increase	Δ kcal/day	% of increase
BAT	126	100	190	14
WAT	0	–	136	10
Muscle	0	–	379	28
Liver	0	–	322	24
Heart	0	–	222	16
Kidney	0	–	107	8
Brain	0	–	0	0
Other	0	–	0	0
Whole body	126	100	1356	100

Values for acute cold exposure and severe burn injury reported in Table 1 are presented as the change (Δ) from healthy values and also as a percentage (%) of the increase in whole-body energy expenditure.