The Claim
Adults with metabolic syndrome have no significant difference in total energy intake relative to total energy expenditure compared to adults without metabolic syndrome, despite differences in physical activity levels and caloric intake relative to basal metabolic rate.
What the research says
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Adults with metabolic syndrome consume and burn the same total amount of energy as adults without metabolic syndrome, even though their activity levels and calorie intake relative to their basic metabolic needs differ.
See the scientific wording
There is no significant difference in total energy intake relative to total energy expenditure between adults with and without metabolic syndrome, despite differences in physical activity and caloric intake relative to basal metabolic rate.
When a person moves more, their body burns more energy, but it also adjusts how much they eat and how efficiently they use energy so that total intake and total output stay balanced. When a person moves less, their body eats less and uses energy more efficiently to keep the same balance.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with and without metabolic syndrome eat and burn about the same total amount of energy, even though healthier people move more and eat more relative to their basic body needs. Their overall energy balance ends up being equal.
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