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		circlefavshape on March 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Paris preserves its mixed society by pouring billi... It just wouldn't make any sense to tell people "you burn X calories when walking/running/whatever for an hour" if they had to subtract their base metabolic rate from the number.

leereeves on March 20, 2024 [–]

I agree it should state the excess calories burned. I think the author probably misunderstood the formula.

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