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Comment
. 2017 Feb;105(2):540-541.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.141887.

Energy balance, energy turnover, and risk of body fat gain

Diana M Thomas  1 , Klaas Westerterp  1
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Energy balance, energy turnover, and risk of body fat gain

Diana M Thomas et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Feb.
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Sex-specific plots of TEE per kilogram of FFM compared with percentage of fat (6). FFM, fat-free mass; TEE, total energy expenditure.
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  • Reply to DM Thomas and K Westerterp.
    Stice E, Yokum S, Hume DJ. Stice E, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Feb;105(2):541. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.143651. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017. PMID: 28148506 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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