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Calorie burn for dummies...GREAT, informative article

krbini
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Easily, the most informative article I have ever read on how the body burns calories, intake vs. burn, and some very handy calculators. Use the Daily Caloric Expenditure Calculator in the article - it gives a ballpark figure on how many calories you burn daily, just doing your everyday things.
http://www.shapesense.com/nutrition/articles/calories-explained.aspx
http://www.shapesense.com/nutrition/articles/calories-explained.aspx
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Yes but again, it doesn't take into account the fact that your metabolism can change.0
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