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		aredox on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So I only ate potatoes for 2 weeks Except that the body is not a passive black box and can adapt its burn rate - which is partially uncontrollable (meaning: not related to physical exercise, e.g. thermal regulation)

kevviiinn on April 5, 2023 [–]

Burn rate for a sedentary 75kg human is 1600-2000 kcal/day iirc. It can't go down to 500 without dropping active tissue

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