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Comment
. 2023 Apr;5(4):544-545.
doi: 10.1038/s42255-023-00790-2.

Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years

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Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years

No authors listed. Nat Metab. 2023 Apr.
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  • Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure.
    Speakman JR, de Jong JMA, Sinha S, Westerterp KR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Bedu-Addo K, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bovet P, Brage S, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Cooper JA, Cooper R, Das SK, Davies PSW, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Gillingham M, Ghosh S, Goris AH, Gurven M, Halsey LG, Hambly C, Haisma HH, Hoffman D, Hu S, Joosen AM, Kaplan JL, Katzmarzyk P, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Leonard WR, Löf M, Martin CK, Matsiko E, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Redman LM, Roberts SB, Rudolph MC, Sardinha LB, Schuit AJ, Silva AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wood BM, Yanovski JA, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Kurpad A, Luke AH, Pontzer H, Rodeheffer MS, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Wong WW. Speakman JR, et al. Nat Metab. 2023 Apr;5(4):579-588. doi: 10.1038/s42255-023-00782-2. Epub 2023 Apr 26. Nat Metab. 2023. PMID: 37100994 Free PMC article.

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