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Episode #151: Energy Expenditure, Metabolism, and More with Herman Pontzer

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The Constrained Energy Model

On the NIH website, they had this body weight sort of calculator. The one thing that he and I disagree with is the value of putting that physical activity modifier in. He would just say keep it at 1.7, maybe 1.8 and you're probably as accurate as you'll ever be. There's some livestock can have a tiny effect, but it isn't as big as people think.

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