OBJECTIVES: To compare the resting energy expenditure (REE, kcal/d) measured to the disposable equation of literature and to associate this to body composition. METHODS: Twenty-eight sedentary women were volunteers [weight: 79 ± 12 kg; stature: 164 ± 5 cm; age: 36 ± 11 years; body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): 29 ± 4]. The body composition was estimated with anthropometry methods; REE was measured by indirect calorimetry and was estimated by the main equations of the literature. Equations were developed to […]