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Voluntary energy intake following dietary restriction increased above the initial amount required for body weight maintenance.
Practitioners should expect increased voluntary intake after periods of dietary restriction.
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Voluntary energy intake following dietary restriction increased above the initial amount required for body weight maintenance.
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Underfeeding and body weight regulation in normal-weight young men
Melvin B. Heyman et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 1992
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.1992.263.2.r250
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