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Human Metabolism and Physiology

Total daily energy expenditure and elevated water turnover in a small-scale semi-nomadic pastoralist society from Northern Kenya

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Article: 2310724 | Received 07 Sep 2023, Accepted 21 Jan 2024, Published online: 04 Mar 2024

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