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Marrrta [24]
3 years ago
10

Why do males typically have a higher basal metabolic rate compared to females?

Biology
1 answer:
zhuklara [117]3 years ago
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Answer:

Explanation:

BMR or basal metabolic rate can be define as the rate of expenditure of available energy when the body is in rest to keep the vital functions active such as breathing and circulation.

Males typically have higher BMR than females because they tend to have higher proportion of lean body mass as compared to females. The females as compared to males exhibit more amount of fat cells. The metabolism of fat cells is slow.

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