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Bw gain is controlled by energy intake on one hand and expenditure on the other. The components of energy expenditure are basal metabolism, exercise induced thermogenesis and adaptive thermogenesis. In this short review we shall discuss the main determinants of adaptive thermogenesis.
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Russell, A.P., Giacobino, J.P. Old and new determinants in the regulation of energy expenditure. J Endocrinol Invest 25, 862–866 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03344049
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