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Energy balance

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002842

In biology, the state at which the number of calories eaten equals the number of calories used. Energy balance is affected by physical activity, body size, amount of body fat and muscle, and genetics.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002842
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002842",
  "term": "Energy balance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In biology, the state at which the number of calories eaten equals the number of calories used. Energy balance is affected by physical activity, body size, amount of body fat and muscle, and genetics.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/energy-balance/"
}

Record 6,670 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.