Total daily energy expenditure

1. Aerobic exercise increases total daily energy expenditure in humans (∼30% of expected change).

   “In human aerobic exercise interventions, total daily energy expenditure increased by only ∼30% of the change expected from additive models.”

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   The evidence for constrained total energy expenditure in humans and other animals

   Current biology : CB·6 Feb 2026

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1. Older adulthood is associated with total daily energy expenditure in humans (-217 kcal/d, P < 0.001).

   “In females, OLD had lower absolute TDEE than YOUNG (-217 kcal/d, P < 0.001)”

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   Sex Differences in Measures of Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults

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