Thread: I am planning a diet for a hospitalized patient. Which would best assess...

...my patients energy expenditure? I am planning a diet for a hospitalized patient who cannot participate in physical activity because both of his legs are broken and he will be bedridden for 6 weeks. Which of the following would best assess my patient's energy expenditure?


a.)Body composition
b.)Basal metabolic rate
c.)Physical activity level

d.)Adaptive thermogenesis

I was thinking B since basal metabolism is the largest component of energy expenditure.