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Energy Balance
Energy balance - a state of equilibrium between energy intake from food and its expenditures on all types of physical activity, maintenance of basal metabolic rate, growth, development, and additional energy requirements in women during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Source: "MR 2.3.1.2432-08. Norms of Physiological Energy and Nutrient Requirements for Different Population Groups of the Russian Federation. Methodological Recommendations" (approved by Rosпотребнадзор on 18 December 2008)