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Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and the Evolutionary Biology of Energy Balance.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Pontzer, H
Published in: Exercise and sport sciences reviews
July 2015

The human body adapts dynamically to maintain total energy expenditure (TEE) within a narrow physiological range. Rather than increasing with physical activity in a dose-dependent manner, experimental and ecological evidence suggests the hypothesis that TEE is a relatively constrained product of our evolved physiology.

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Exercise and sport sciences reviews

DOI

EISSN

1538-3008

ISSN

0091-6331

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

43

Issue

3

Start / End Page

110 / 116

Related Subject Headings

  • Sport Sciences
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Humans
  • Exercise
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Ecology
  • Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
  • Biological Evolution
  • Animals
 

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Pontzer, H. (2015). Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and the Evolutionary Biology of Energy Balance. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 43(3), 110–116. https://doi.org/10.1249/jes.0000000000000048

Published In

Exercise and sport sciences reviews

DOI

EISSN

1538-3008

ISSN

0091-6331

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

43

Issue

3

Start / End Page

110 / 116

Related Subject Headings

  • Sport Sciences
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Humans
  • Exercise
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Ecology
  • Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
  • Biological Evolution
  • Animals