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Study Finds People Eat More After Mental Workouts

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• vlad 18y ago
  That working on tough problems burns calories has already been known.
  • kilowatt 18y ago
    I'd be curious to see a percentage-wise summary of how much of your caloric intake goes directly into fueling your brain.
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    • timcederman 18y ago
      I could've sworn I saw the 20% figure bandied about before. What is more interesting is the % increase in that figure based on mental exertion. I'm being hopeless now with unreferenced hearsay, but I'm sure I read (perhaps in New Scientist?) that the actual caloric increase is minimal, but measurable.
• JoelSutherland 18y ago
  Related item from a couple of weeks back: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=292607 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=292607
• pxlpshr 18y ago
  I can agree with this article... the harder I work, the more often I visit the fridge for snacks. :)