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Big claims for big weights but with little evidence

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  1. McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada

    Daniel R. Moore, Cameron J. Mitchell & Stuart M. Phillips

  2. Maastricht University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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Burd, N.A., Moore, D.R., Mitchell, C.J. et al. Big claims for big weights but with little evidence. Eur J Appl Physiol 113, 267–268 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2527-1

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