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Increase Calories by About 10% During Injury Recovery
During recovery from an injury, increase calorie intake by about 10% because injury can raise basal metabolic rate by up to roughly 10%. Do not eat less while healing.
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“Injury can increase basal metabolic rate by up to 10%. So what you want to do in general is just take your calories up about 10%. At least that's what I recommend.”
huberman · Dr. Andy Galpin: Optimal Nutrition & Supplementation for Fitness | Huberman Lab Guest Series · Feb 22, 2023 · 2:35:05 · open ↗
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