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Energy requirements and dietary energy recommendations for children and adolescents 1 to 18 years old by Torun, B, Davies, P S, Livingstone, M B, Paolisso, M, Sackett, R, Spurr, G B

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Energy expenditure from minute-by-minute heart-rate recording: comparison with indirect calorimetry by Spurr, GB, Prentice, AM, Murgatroyd, PR, Goldberg, GR, Reina, JC, Christman, NT

“…Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and energy expended in activity (EAC) were estimated by the minute-by-minute heart-rate method in 22 (16 men, 6 women)…”
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The use of heart rate monitoring in the estimation of energy expenditure: a validation study using indirect whole-body calorimetry by Ceesay, Sana M., Prentice, Andrew M., Day, Kenneth C., Murgatroyd, Peter R., Goldberg, Gail R., Scott, Wendy, Spurr, G. B.

“…1. A modified heart rate (HR) method for predicting total energy expenditure (TEE) was cross-validated against whole-body calorimetry (CAL). Minute-by-minute…”
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Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, lactating colombian women in an urban setting by DUFOUR, D. L, REINA, J. C, SPURR, G. B

“…To examine the components of energy balance during lactation in a population of economically disadvantaged women in an urban developing country setting in…”
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Energy expenditure of urban Colombian women: a comparison of patterns and total daily expenditure by the heart rate and factorial methods by Spurr, GB, Dufour, DL, Reina, JC

“…The heart rate and factorial methods of measuring both total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and the daily pattern of energy expenditure (EE) were compared in…”
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Living on the edge: Dietary strategies of economically impoverished women in Cali, Colombia by Dufour, Darna L., Staten, Lisa K., Reina, Julio C., Spurr, G. B.

“…Economically impoverished women in Cali, Colombia, have restricted access to food in a city where food is abundant. Ethnographic observations, interviews and 2…”
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Energy intake and expenditure of free-living, pregnant Colombian women in an urban setting by DUFOUR, D. L, REINA, J. C, SPURR, G

“…This study examined the components of energy balance in poor, free-living pregnant women living in an urban setting of a developing country. We tested the…”
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Treadmill vs. floor walking: kinematics, electromyogram, and heart rate by Murray, M P, Spurr, G B, Sepic, S B, Gardner, G M, Mollinger, L A

“…To identify the degree of difference between treadmill and floor walking, kinematic, electromyographic (EMG), and heart rate measurements were recorded in…”
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Increased muscular efficiency during lactation in Colombian women by Spurr, G.B, Dufour, D.L, Reina, J.C

“…Objective: To determine the muscular efficiency of lactating women and compare it to that of nonpregnant, nonlactating (NPNL) women. Design: The study was…”
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Physical activity of poor urban women in Cali, Colombia: A comparison of working and not working women by Dufour, D.L., Reina, J.C., Spurr, G.B.

“…We have previously presented evidence that the physical activity level (PAL) and total energy expenditure (per kg body weight) of poor urban women who “work”…”
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Daily energy expenditure of women by factorial and heart rate methods by SPURR, G. B, DUFOUR, D. L, REINA, J. C, HAUGHT, T. A

“…To compare the minute-by-minute heart rate (Flex-HR) reference method with the factorial method, total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and the pattern of daily…”
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Anthropometric characteristics of pregnant women in Cali, Colombia and relationship to birth weight by Piperata, Barbara A., Dufour, Darna L., Reina, Julio C., Spurr, G.B.

“…Anthropometric dimensions were collected from 46 pregnant women living in Cali, Colombia to gain a better understanding of how poor, urban women deal with the…”
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Basal metabolic rate of Colombian children 2–16 y of age: ethnicity and nutritional status by Spurr, GB, Reina, JC, Hoffmann, RG

“…Measurements of basal metabolic rate (BMR) were made in 528 children 2–16 y of age living in underprivileged areas of the city of Cali, Colombia (153 control…”
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Variation of the basal metabolic rate and dietary energy intake of Colombian women during 1 y by Spurr, GB, Dufour, DL, Reina, JC, Hoffmann, RG, Waslien, CI, Staten, LK

“…Anthropometry, basal and resting metabolic rates (BMR and RMR), and dietary energy intake were measured on five occasions ≈3 mo apart for 1 y in 21…”
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Body composition of Colombian women by Spurr, GB, Reina, JC, Li, SJ, de Orozco, B, Dufour, DL

“…Measurements of anthropometry and total body water (TBW) were made in 99 women 19–44 y of age living in socioeconomically deprived circumstances in Cali,…”
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Estimating energy intake of urban women in Colombia: Comparison of diet records and recalls by Dufour, Darna L., Staten, Lisa K., Waslien, Carol I., Reina, Julio C., Spurr, G.B.

“…As part of a larger study of energy‐nutrition, we compared the performance of 24 h diet recalls with estimated diet records kept by trained observers. The…”
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Daily energy expenditure and basal metabolic rates of patients with spinal cord injury by Mollinger, L A, Spurr, G B, el Ghatit, A Z, Barboriak, J J, Rooney, C B, Davidoff, D D, Bongard, R D

“…Basal metabolic rate (BMR) and daily energy expenditure were measured in 48 men with complete traumatic transections of the spinal cord. Subjects were…”
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Marginal malnutrition in school-aged Colombian boys: metabolic rate and estimated daily energy expenditure by Spurr, GB, Reina, JC, Barac-Nieto, M

“…Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and energy expenditure in activity (EAc) were estimated in 114 free-ranging, nutritionally normal, and undernourished…”
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Household headship and nutritional status: Female-headed versus male/dual-headed households by Staten, Lisa K., Dufour, Darna L., Reina, Julio C., Spurr, G. B.

“…Approximately one‐third of all poor urban households in Latin America are headed by females. This study compares the nutritional status of women and children…”
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Comparative study of flex heart rate in colombian children and in pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant, nonlactating women by Spurr, G. B., Reina, Julio C., Dufour, Darna L.

“…The heart rate (HR) value employed to separate resting and active portions of the calibration curves used to estimate energy expenditure (EE) from…”
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