Respuesta :
The given statement is False as basal metabolic rate of infants is higher than the adults.
The metabolic rate is affected by several factors like gender, age, hormone-function, amount of physical activity and fat to muscle ratio.
The Basal Metabolic Rate is the amount burned in rest and measured in kilojoules. The BMR is the energy used by the body to keep all the functions of the system correctly. This BMR is the largest amount of energy spent daily which is approximately 50% to 80%.
The most intense growth occurs in infants as most of the energy is used to assist growth. This energy for assisting the growth gets converted to tissues which in turn increase the size of the muscles and bones, body organs like kidney, liver and brain and this process is termed as tissue deposition. The infants double the body weight within the initial six months and it gets tripled within twelve months until the rate of growth attains stability.
Therefore, the proportion of energy used and hence the BMR is highest during infancy.
