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A compilation of energy costs of physical activities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

Mario Vaz ,
Nadine Karaolis ,
Alizon Draper  and
Prakash Shetty
Mario Vaz*
Affiliation:
Division of Nutrition, Department of Physiology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore 560034, India
Nadine Karaolis
Affiliation:
Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 49/51 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK
Alizon Draper
Affiliation:
Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 49/51 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK
Prakash Shetty
Affiliation:
Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 49/51 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK
*
*Corresponding author: Email [email protected]
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Abstract

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Objectives

There were two objectives: first, to review the existing data on energy costs of specified activities in the light of the recommendations made by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization/United Nations University (FAO/WHO/UNU) Expert Consultation of 1985. Second, to compile existing data on the energy costs of physical activities for an updated annexure of the current Expert Consultation on Energy and Protein Requirements.

Design

Electronic and manual search of the literature (predominantly English) to obtain published data on the energy costs of physical activities. The majority of the data prior to 1955 were obtained using an earlier compilation of Passmore and Durnin. Energy costs were expressed as physical activity ratio (PAR); the energy cost of the activity divided by either the measured or predicted basal metabolic rate (BMR).

Results

The compilation provides PARs for an expanded range of activities that include general personal activities, transport, domestic chores, occupational activities, sports and other recreational activities for men and women, separately, where available. The present compilation is largely in agreement with the 1985 compilation, for activities that are common to both compilations.

Conclusions

The present compilation has been based on the need to provide data on adults for a wide spectrum of human activity. There are, however, lacunae in the available data for many activities, between genders, across age groups and in various physiological states.

Keywords

Physical activityEnergy expenditure
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 8 , Issue 7a , October 2005 , pp. 1153 - 1183
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2005

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