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Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and the Evolutionary Biology of Energy Balance
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In Brief The human body adapts dynamically to maintain total energy expenditure (TEE) within a narrow physiological range. Rather than increasing with physical activity in a dose-dependent manner, experimental and ecological evidence suggests the hypothesis that TEE is a relatively constrained product of our evolved physiology. The body adapts to changes in physical activity to keep total energy expenditure in check.
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- Authors
- Pontzer, H.
- Venue
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
- Published
- 2015-07
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 110-116
- ISSN
- 0091-6331 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2321400963
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 6.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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