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International Journal of Obesity volume 30, pages 1022–1023 (2006)Cite this article

Sir,

We are grateful to our contradictor for these stimulating remarks. Actually, the statement that ‘individuals with obesity should be prescribed a low-intensity, fat-burning exercise’ is not the conclusion of our paper and does not appear anywhere in our text. We only indicate that, for burning more fat during exercise, it is better to wait at least 3 h after the preceding meal.

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