Simulated National Board Dental Hygiene

Examinations: TEST 2 With complete solutions |

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Which of the following is a measure of the energy needed to maintain life while at rest and

without food? - Ans

BMR

RATIONALE: Energy for basal metabolism is referred to as the basal metabolic rate (BMR), which

is a measure of energy. The specific dynamic energy (SDE) is a measure used during metabolism

of food. Protein energy malnutrition (PEM), a potentially fatal p...