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This chapter is intended to provide a relatively brief and basic introduction to some of the concepts and terms relating to energy metabolism, as background material for later chapters. We also explore several broad, general issues relating to energy intake and expenditure in obesity.
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Mela, D.J., Rogers, P.J. (1998). Energy intake and expenditure: basic concepts and issues. In: Food, Eating and Obesity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3254-9_3
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