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		ZeroFries on June 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When we work out rigorously, our bodies limit our ... There's a sweet spot of physical activity which optimizes energy expenditure:appetite. Too little or too much and your appetite is higher than your expenditure. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22855277?dopt=AbstractPl...

aarohmankad on June 16, 2019 [–]

Has that sweet spot been quantified as a multiplier of resting metabolic rate? Would love to experiment around with that number.

The article seems to say that the 60-min cardio group had been closer to that sweet spot, but it's not very concrete about that assumption.

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