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Basal Metabolism of Nineteen Children from Two to Ten Years Old

Department of Foods and Nutrition, Texas Technological College, Lubbock

From 86 basal metabolism determinations on 19 subjects, two to 10 years of age, the results indicate that age alone is an inadequate criterion by which to classify basal metabolism of children. Basal metabolism changes more uniformly with change in size than in age. The results are more constant when expressed per unit of height than per unit of weight or surface area. The results obtained on these subjects do not conform with the prediction standards developed by Benedict and Dreyer but agree closely with those of Talbot and Lewis. This agreement can be attributed to the increased standardization of the procedures for determining basal metabolism and to the complete cooperation of these young subjects.