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Sadly, energy expenditure seems to correlate inversely with what's required. When I was a kid I was happy to sit and watch cartoons all day, requiring almost z
by Pikkie 5y ago
Sadly, energy expenditure seems to correlate inversely with what's required. When I was a kid I was happy to sit and watch cartoons all day, requiring almost zero energy. But now that I need it...
- hiddencache 5y agoTrue, zero energy expenditure but huge energy intake in the form of Oreos
- bongoman37 5y agoA massive amount of energy is just used by the developing brains, so you are still using that as you watch a cartoon. "The growing brain is likely the key energy sucker in little kids, says biological anthropologist Chris Kuzawa of Northwestern University. Kuzawa did not participate in this study, but in 2014 his team found that the brains of young children consume a stunning 43% of all energy used by the body."[1] [1] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/little-kids-burn-so-much-energy-they-re-different-species-study-finds https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/little-kids-burn-so-...