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Metabolic adaptation
After 9 days of overfeeding, BMR increased by 622 kJ/day.
Increased BMR during overfeeding may help mitigate some weight gain effects.
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After 9 days of overfeeding, BMR increased by 622 kJ/day.
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Short-term, mixed-diet overfeeding in man: no evidence for "luxuskonsumption"
Éric Ravussin et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1985
DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.1985.249.5.e470
other · n=5Cited 119×
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