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The factors accounting for the variability of NEAT can be categorized as environmental or biological.
Recognizing these factors can aid in creating targeted strategies to enhance NEAT.
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The factors that account for the 2000 kcal day(-1) variability of NEAT can be categorized as environmental or biological.
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The abstract provides a clear categorization of NEAT variability factors.
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NEAT – non‐exercise activity thermogenesis – egocentric & geocentric environmental factors vs. biological regulation
James A. Levine et al. · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · 2005
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-201x.2005.01467.x
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