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Energy balance
Maintaining energy balance at a higher caloric intake and expenditure is a more successful long-term strategy for weight maintenance than reduced consumption or extreme caloric restriction.
Practitioners should encourage clients to focus on maintaining energy balance through higher activity levels and caloric intake rather than extreme dieting.
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Maintaining energy balance at a higher caloric intake and expenditure should be a more successful long-term strategy for weight maintenance than reduced consumption or extreme caloric restriction at a low level of energy expenditure.
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The claim is supported by a comprehensive understanding of energy flux and weight management.
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Energy flux: staying in energy balance at a high level is necessary to prevent weight gain for most people
Gregory A. Hand et al. · Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2015
DOI 10.1586/17446651.2015.1079483
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