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Comment
. 2023 Apr;42(4):609-610.
doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.02.017. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

Letter to the editor: The use of resting energy expenditure divided by body weight (kcal/kg) may yield inconsistencies and should be avoided

Mateus de Lima Macena  1 , Nassib Bezerra Bueno  2
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Letter to the editor: The use of resting energy expenditure divided by body weight (kcal/kg) may yield inconsistencies and should be avoided

Mateus de Lima Macena et al. Clin Nutr. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Body fat; Body weight; Fat-free mass; Resting energy expenditure.

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