| 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 |