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Studies have found that green tea may increase basal metabolic rate anywhere from 3-4%, or sometimes as much as 8% (21)
Fact Check: Another ingredient that is claimed to increase fat burn is apple cider vinegar.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To maintain his basal metabolic rate, a 70-kilogram (154-pound) man requires some 7.5 megajoules a day; steady exertion will raise that figure by at least 30 percent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2020
In addition to weight, this may include body fat, body fat mass, lean body mass, muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass, bone mass, visceral fat, BMI (body mass index), BMR (basal metabolic rate), metabolic age, body water, and protein mass.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
But research suggests that your basal metabolic rate does not really begin waning until you near retirement age.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
To maintain his basal metabolic rate, a 70-kilogram (154-pound) man requires some 7.5 megajoules a day; steady exertion will raise that figure by at least 30 percent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2020
In addition to weight, this may include body fat, body fat mass, lean body mass, muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass, bone mass, visceral fat, BMI (body mass index), BMR (basal metabolic rate), metabolic age, body water, and protein mass.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
But research suggests that your basal metabolic rate does not really begin waning until you near retirement age.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
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“Basal metabolic rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basal%20metabolic%20rate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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