Re: Anti-Obesity Implants

From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Thu Mar 06 2003 - 16:37:35 MST

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    --- Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal@smigrodzki.org> wrote:
    > From: "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net>
    > > Data point: as mentioned elsewhere, the RDA for an
    > > adult male is 2200 calories.
    >
    > ### The RDA is expressed in *kilo*calories
    >
    (http://books.nap.edu/books/0309046335/html/28.html#pagetop)

    Ah, so? Thanks for the correction. Checking that
    page
    in further detail, it seems that ~5 watts (2200 kcal)
    would be about the difference between sleeping (or at
    least resting) literally all day and having a very
    active day (as they define it). The offsetting energy
    input would be less than double normal (balanced diet)
    levels, thus making a 5 watt output (active for
    about 1/3rd of the day, as described before) a rather
    more feasable level. (Of course, then we get into
    matters of energy conversion efficiency, storing the
    converted energy in forms more efficient than
    biological, and other factors which could
    significantly
    increase the actual glucose energy consumption.)



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