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Using respiratory chambers for these studies should improve understanding of body weight regulation.
This suggests that improved measurement techniques can lead to better strategies for managing body weight.
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The ability to use respiratory chambers for these types of studies should improve our understanding of how body weight is regulated.
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Modification of a whole room indirect calorimeter for measurement of rapid changes in energy expenditure
Ming Sun et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1994
DOI 10.1152/jappl.1994.76.6.2686
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