On the other hand, I seem to recall a figure of 20 calories/day for
the maximum that could be produced by excess thinking (sorry; no
citation).
On Sep 10, 2008, at 10:02 PM, Turner, G. Marc wrote:
I believe he's referring to the findings of this study:
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/70/7/797
I haven't had a chance to see the full article yet, but from what I
can see it's claiming that participants engaged in "knowledge based
work" appear to have a "spontaneous" increase in caloric
consumption beyond what is actually needed... and that could in
turn lead those engaged in more intellectual tasks on a regular
basis to "overeat" and thus become overweight over time...
And hey, if I can use the fact that I'm so intellectual as an
excuse to explain my weight gain... nah, somehow I just don't think
people would believe it...
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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