Energy Expenditure of Daily Living Activities in 3- to 6-Year-Old Children

Background: There has been a call for updating the Youth Compendium of Energy Expenditure (YCEE) by including energy expenditure (EE) data of young children (ie, < 6-year-old children). Therefore, this study examined the activity EE in 3 to 6 year old children using indirect calorimetry. Methods: Using Oxycon Mobile portable indirect calorimetry, both the oxygen consumption (VO 2 ) and the EE of 28 children (Girls: 46%, Age: 4.8 ± 1.0, BMI:...