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This effect is so common that German researchers in the early 20th century gave it the name luxusconsumption, meaning the wastage of calories by increasing metabolic rate during overfeeding.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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We can see luxusconsumption at work in the Swedish fast food overfeeding study.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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This measured increase in RMR that is greater than the weight gain would predict is luxusconsumption in action.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Another name for luxusconsumption is metabolic advantage.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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As more calories are consumed, luxusconsumption increases.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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You dissipate the extra carbs through the mechanism of luxusconsumption.
Overfeeding and metabolic advantage | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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