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Resting Metabolic Rate Management

Meaning

Resting Metabolic Rate Management is the clinical practice of monitoring, influencing, and sustaining an individual’s basal energy expenditure—the number of calories required to maintain essential body functions at rest—to facilitate optimal weight homeostasis and body composition. Effective management involves strategies that prevent the adaptive thermogenesis often seen after weight loss, which can severely reduce RMR and predispose individuals to weight regain. This is a crucial element of longevity, as a healthy RMR reflects robust mitochondrial and endocrine function.