Indirect calorimetry remains the gold standard in measuring energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in a wide range of clinical and research settings. The methods most commonly used have a severely limited time frame: both hood and mask measurements only last 20 minutes typical. This gives limited insight into the dynamics of physiological responses in the human body. Longer measurements are crucial to gain a better insight in human metabolism. The most practical way of achieving this is in a room calorimeter. Test subjects can move around, spend multiple days in a fully controlled environment, all while measuring energy expenditure and the associated parameters.

The whole body room calorimeter allows calculation of energy expenditure and human RQ continuously over long periods of time, based on measurements of respiratory exchanges (Indirect Calorimetry), in the following applications:

  • accurate calculation of the energy balance over 24h based on the monitoring of energy inputs (food) and energy expenses (basal metabolism, activity energy expenditure, diet induced thermogenesis
  • determination of the kinetics of energy expenditure
  • evaluation of the nutritional needs of a specific population, eg athletes
  • determination of metabolic disturbances
  • study of the thermogenic properties of nutrients, medicines and nutritional formulas (diets)
  • exploration of energy expenditure under usual conditions of life

The room indirect calorimeter chambers allow an accurate estimation of  energy expenditure and the use of energy substrates (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) of an individual living under conditions. All under precise control of the environment, physical activity and diet.

  • Test
    Protocols

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesObesity and type 2 diabetes
  • NutritionNutrition
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesAge, gender and lifespan metabolic studies
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceExercise physiology and sports science
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingModerate intensity exercise testing
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingMaximum intensity exercise testing
  • Clinical investigationClinical investigation
  • Food psychologyFood psychology
  • PharmaPharma
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureChild metabolism and energy expenditure
  • SleepSleep
  • Circadian rhythmCircadian rhythm
  • ThermoregulationThermoregulation
  • Omnical
    RMR

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesyes
  • Nutritionyes
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesyes
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceyes
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingno
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingno
  • Clinical investigationyes
  • Food psychologyyes
  • Pharmayes
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureno
  • Sleepno
  • Circadian rhythmno
  • Thermoregulationno
  • Omnical
    Sport

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesyes
  • Nutritionyes
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesyes
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceyes
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingyes
    with air
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingyes
  • Clinical investigationyes
  • Food psychologyyes
  • Pharmayes
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureno
  • Sleepno
  • Circadian rhythmno
  • Thermoregulationno
  • Room
    BASE

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesyes
  • Nutritionyes
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesyes
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceyes
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingyes
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingno
  • Clinical investigationyes
  • Food psychologyyes
  • Pharmayes
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureyes
  • Sleepyes
  • Circadian rhythmno
  • Thermoregulationno
  • Room
    ELEMENTS

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesyes
  • Nutritionyes
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesyes
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceyes
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingyes
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingyes
    with climate
  • Clinical investigationyes
  • Food psychologyyes
  • Pharmayes
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureyes
  • Sleepyes
  • Circadian rhythmyes
  • Thermoregulationno
  • Room
    ADVANCE

  • yes
  • Obesity and type 2 diabetesyes
  • Nutritionyes
  • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studiesyes
  • Exercise physiology and sports scienceyes
  • Moderate intensity exercise testingyes
  • Maximum intensity exercise testingyes
  • Clinical investigationyes
  • Food psychologyyes
  • Pharmayes
  • Child metabolism and energy expenditureyes
  • Sleepyes
  • Circadian rhythmyes
  • Thermoregulationyes

Indirect calorimetry remains the gold standard in measuring energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in a wide range of clinical and research settings. The methods most commonly used have a severely limited time frame: both hood and mask measurements only last 20 minutes typical. This gives limited insight into the dynamics of physiological responses in the human body. Longer measurements are crucial to gain a better insight in human metabolism. The most practical way of achieving this is in a room calorimeter. Test subjects can move around, spend multiple days in a fully controlled environment, all while measuring energy expenditure and the associated parameters.

 

      • Obesity and type 2 diabetes
      • Obesity and type 2 diabetes
      • Exercise physiology and sports science
      • Exercise physiology and sports science
      • Nutrition
      • Nutrition
      • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studies
      • Age, gender and lifespan metabolic studies
      • Clinical investigation
      • Clinical investigation
      • Food psychology
      • Food psychology
      • Pharma
      • Pharma
      • Child metabolism and energy expenditure
      • Child metabolism and energy expenditure
      • Sleep
      • Sleep
      • Circadian rhythm
      • Circadian rhythm
      • Thermoregulation
      • Thermoregulation