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So the Hans Benedict formula (which has been in use since 1919) is directly weight related.

The Katch-McArdle and Cunningham try to be more specific and relate to the Lean Body Mass (LBM).

However -- since LBM is reasonably correlated with overall weight -- then we can assume that (all else being equal) the fatter person has a higher BMR.




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