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Following underfeeding, younger men exhibited hyperphagia while older men did not.
Older adults may not compensate for weight loss as effectively as younger adults after underfeeding.
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Similarly, following underfeeding, the younger men exhibited hyperphagia while the older men did not.
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Control of food intake in older men
Susan B. Roberts · JAMA · 1994
DOI 10.1001/jama.272.20.1601
other · n=35Cited 75×
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