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Hungry Brain by Guyenet is huge recommend from me, and I second the recommendation for Burn

• chiefalchemist 3y ago
  I'll check that out. Thanks. Speaking of the brain, I've often wondered if less focus and thinking is also contributing to weight gain. The brain is responsible for ~20% of resting metabolic rate. If the brain consumes just a bit less calories per day, that's also going to add up.
  • Angostura 3y ago
    The calorific difference between an active and resting brain in negligible
    • voisin 3y ago
      Interesting! Source?
      • Angostura 3y ago
        Quite a few, but https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thinking-hard-calories/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thinking-hard-cal... https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/does-concentrated-thought-burn-calories https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/does-concentrate...
        • chiefalchemist 3y ago
          From the second link "There have been some experiments to show that abstract problem solving does raise the brain’s metabolic requirements, and the higher your IQ, the more extra energy you can expend in this way. But it’s unlikely to amount to more than five calories an hour, either way. So you can’t Sudoku yourself slim" 5 kcals x 15 hrs = 75 kcals. Actually, this is significant in the sense that if you over kcal by 100 kcals per day that'll add up. 75 is 75% of 100. It looks small but in the context of weight, 75 kcals per day is enough to make a difference.