MedGem®

Finally, this state-of-the-art technology is available and accessible to clients that are interested in determining how many calories that they truly should be consuming to meet their energy needs! New England Nutrition Associates provides this information by using the MedGem® from Microlife. The MedGem® indirect calorimeter by Microlife is a handheld portable device that determines measured metabolic rate (RMR). Measured RMR is the most accurate way for a healthcare professional to determine an individual nutrition program appropriate for each client?s needs. The MedGem® allows a dietitian to create the most accurate assessment without any of the "guess work"!

** RMR is calculated using the Weir equation. The Weir equation and a constant RQ value of 0.85 (RMR = 6.931 x VO2) is used to convert VO2 to RMR. Weir, J.B., New Methods of Calculating Metabolic Rate with Special Reference to protein metabolism.
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