AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · 8585
Specification 3.2.3.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Energy NeedsBasal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum rate of energy use needed to maintain these essential life processes at rest. It can be expressed as the number of kilocalories needed for them each day. BMR is therefore only part of a person's total daily energy requirement, not an allowance for everything they do.