Andrew Huberman· PhD
non-exercise induced thermogenesis where people who tend to be thin, tend to bounce around a lot. They're kind of fidgety and that burns 1000 of calories a day, anywhere from 800 to 2000 calories a day.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
non-exercise induced thermogenesis where people who tend to be thin, tend to bounce around a lot. They're kind of fidgety and that burns 1000 of calories a day, anywhere from 800 to 2000 calories a day.
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I've talked before on this podcast about NEIT, Non Exercise Induced Thermogenesis, where if people bounce around a lot and fidget a lot, they can burn anywhere from 800 to 2,000 calories per day.
burn up to 1,800 calories more per day than people who sit more still