What does indirect calorimetry measure?
A)The amount of heat produced by the body at rest
B)The energy potential of foods consumed
C)Oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide excretion
D)The resting metabolic rate

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Indirect calorimetry measures gas exchange that results from metabolism.The oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide excretion can be used to estimate a resting metabolic rate.Direct calorimetry measures heat production, either from humans in a controlled environment, or from food, by incinerating the food and measuring the amount of heat released.

What Does Indirect Calorimetry Measure