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Review
. 2015 Jul;43(3):110-6.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000048.

Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and the Evolutionary Biology of Energy Balance

Herman Pontzer  1
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Review

Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and the Evolutionary Biology of Energy Balance

Herman Pontzer. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

The human body adapts dynamically to maintain total energy expenditure (TEE) within a narrow physiological range. Rather than increasing with physical activity in a dose-dependent manner, experimental and ecological evidence suggests the hypothesis that TEE is a relatively constrained product of our evolved physiology.

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  • Physical Activity and the Missing Calories.
    Ravussin E, Peterson CM. Ravussin E, et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015 Jul;43(3):107-8. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000052. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2015. PMID: 25906428 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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