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Greater male variation in basal energy expenditure may be explained by greater male variation in the size of energy-demanding organs.
Understanding organ size variation may help tailor nutritional strategies for energy expenditure.
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The considerably greater male variation in basal energy expenditure is remarkable and may be explained, at least in part, by greater male variation in the size of energy-demanding organs.
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Based on analysis of a large database of energy expenditure.
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Variability in energy expenditure is much greater in males than females
Lewis G. Halsey et al. · Journal of Human Evolution · 2022
DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103229
cross-sectional · n=4592Cited 33×
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