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Maybe wishful thinking but......
nicoledfinn
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Does mental exurscion, increased brain activity, more concentrated thinking increase BMR? Or not...
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What do YOU think?0
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What do YOU think?
I know I feel exhausted today, after spending 8 hours studying! But probably not, no!0 -
Exertion...........that's it for me, I'm whipped.0
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Thinking hard does burn extra calories because of increased glucose uptake, but not enough to matter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02qna.html?_r=00 -
I'm thinking no.0
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Thinking hard does burn extra calories because of increased glucose uptake, but not enough to matter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02qna.html?_r=0
^ this ^0 -
No...wait changed my mind it depends on the person....Does mental exurscion, increased brain activity, more concentrated thinking increase BMR? Or not...0 -
Nope I gained in college0
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Nope I gained in college
whats college got to do with increased brain activity ?
To the Op..Chess grandmasters are mostly thin so maybe there is some truth to this0 -
Nope I gained in college
The question is asking about BMR, not how much you ate.0 -
Exertion...........that's it for me, I'm whipped.
I spelt exertion wrong then! Lol. What can I say, I was mentally drained! :-)0 -
Thinking hard does burn extra calories because of increased glucose uptake, but not enough to matter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/science/02qna.html?_r=0
^ this ^
I knew it ;-)0
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