The MedGem indirect calorimetry device is a clinically-validated and FDA 510K-cleared, class II, medical device for measurement of patient resting metabolic rate (RMR).
Good Measure Meals’ own Registered Dietitian, Joy Goetz, explains how the MedGem Indirect Calorimeter works in determining your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
MedGem Testing – Do You Know Your Resting Metabolic Rate?
I want to focus today’s blog on a really cool tool that I used to help gauge how many calories I should be consuming based on my personal metabolic rate.
The MedGem™ is a handheld device that measures (very accurately!) your resting metabolic rate (known as RMR) and oxygen consumption (VO2).
RMR can be accurately determined by measuring the amount of oxygen a person consumes.
Through this method, called indirect calorimetry, the amount of oxygen consumed represents the exact number of calories a person needs at rest each day.
Metabolism is the body’s energy conversion process, turning food into the energy that our body needs to function.
For those of you that have never taken a physiology or health class, resting metabolic rate represents the amount of calories that your body uses to maintain vital body functions like breathing, brain function, and heart rate.
For a completely sedentary person, the RMR accounts for 100% of total metabolism, but since I am active and constantly moving, my RMR is probably around 75% of my total metabolism (the remaining 25% comes from the walking, running, and exercise that I do each day!).
To get more information on how you can offer RMR measurements, click on MedGem indirect calorimetry device