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FAO's development of the Adult Male Equivalent (AME) Concept

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2004 Report Factorial method<br />

• based on Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)<br />

• <strong>Adult</strong>s (>18 yr) Two major components <strong>of</strong> TEE:<br />

basal metabolic rate (BMR)<br />

physical activity<br />

• based on <strong>the</strong> duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> different daily<br />

activities and related energy expenditure values.<br />

• use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> integrated energy index (IEI)<br />

energy expenditure <strong>of</strong> an activity with pauses and<br />

expressed as a multiple BMR; = to PAL value

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