The nurse last night was scolding some of us who have really high exercise calories burned and low caloric intake. The lesson he gave us last night is that we need to keep at least 200 calories difference between our caloric intake and our PA. When those numbers get too close together or if calories burned is greater than calories eaten, you start breaking down muscle. When the body does this, the muscle proteins are larger and your kidneys and liver work harder to process it out of your body. This can cause decreased liver function and kidney stones.
I definitely want to keep my vital organs healthy! So if I want to have high PA (which I do), I need to make sure to take in an extra 100-150 calories to keep my daily intake around 1000 and my PA in the low 700's.
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