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It's not obvious, actually; exercise also affects the BMR, as a matter of fact, according to some theories, certain types of exercise increase the BMR more than
by pizza234 11y ago
It's not obvious, actually; exercise also affects the BMR, as a matter of fact, according to some theories, certain types of exercise increase the BMR more than certain others (I don't express any support for this, just pointing out).
Although we're not talking about huge amounts, when having a precise dieting regime, even a few hundred calories of "good weight loss" matter.
Definitely nothing can save one from overeating, but that's why overeating itself it's a completely different matter.
To wrap up, while of course in this field little or nothing is definitely proven, definitely no, this is not obvious :-)
- venomsnake 11y agoThe increase is 10% or so IIRC. So still not that significant. In our modern life most of the energy spent is to keep you alive. And you have upper limit on your BMR - you have to maintain a steady temp. We just cannot dissipate much more than currently before cooking ourselves medium rare.
- roel_v 11y ago"It's not obvious, actually" Yes it is. Changes in metabolism are a second-order effect, at most. There is only one first-order effect: fat = calories in - calories out. Once that equation is OK, one can go look at all the other factors - BMR, how macros are split, genetics, ...