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. 2016 Jun 1;8(6):322. doi: 10.3390/nu8060322
BMCDXA bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
DXA dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
FFM fat free mass by DXA
FM fat mass
MJ/day mega joule per day
MM skeletal muscle mass
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
HMR high metabolic rate organs
REE measured resting energy expenditure
REEc REE calculated from organ/tissue masses times their specific metabolic rates
∆ REE-REEc difference between measured resting energy expenditure and calculated resting energy expenditure