Feel Thinner: Humans Eat Half The Calories Of Most Other Mammals

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 03:50 in Biology & Nature

You may think you eat too much but humans (and other primates) actually burn 50% fewer calories each day than other mammals, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Our remarkably slow metabolisms explain why humans and other primates grow up slowly and live long lives. read more

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