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Comment
. 2013 Dec;37(12):1614.
doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.112. Epub 2013 Jun 18.

Why is the 3500 kcal per pound weight loss rule wrong?

K D Hall  1 , C C Chow
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Why is the 3500 kcal per pound weight loss rule wrong?

K D Hall et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Dec.
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