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When the calories burnt equate to food you can then eat maybe it's a problem... (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s more complicated than that. Decreasing calorie intake can also decrease your basal metabolism, whereas exercise can increase it.

For some people exercise is more effective than simply eating less.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

And then comes the fun part where your body, built for pure energy efficiency and nothing else, will try to offset burned calories by subconciously moving less throughout the rest of the day