Predictive Value of Equations to Calculate Your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Flawed: Results Can Be 14-29% Off
Would she still look so happy, if she knew that thee treadmill just lied to her? I have written, said and, in person, even shouted it out often enough: Once you start to rely on the figures certain formulas generate (and this includes what your treadmill, your heart rate monitor etc. will produce, 'cause they use the same flawed formulas), you are lost. The message of today's SuppVersity article is therefore by no means a new one. What's pretty new, though, is the study by V. Bonghana and colleagues from University of Campinas who have compared five predictive equations that are supposed to predict your and everyone else's basal (=excluding physical activity) energy demands (Bonghana. 2013). "Start with a 15% energy deficit" - based on what? The above, i.e. to start dieting by consuming ~15% less energy than you usually do, is my usual suggestion for anyone who's not in the "so fat that your health is in danger" zone, someone like you...
