A low resting metabolic rate in late childhood is associated with weight gain in adolescence

Background and objectives Lower total energy expenditure (TEE) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) are associated with greater weight gain in Native American adults. Whether these effects exist in childhood is unclear. We hypothesized that lower energy expenditure measured in childhood would predict greater relative change in body mass index (BMI) during adolescence. Methods Measurements of height, weight, body composition, RMR and TEE were...