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March 02, 2005
Calories per mile, part II
Dana observes that 115-120 calories per mile sounds low. Dana's basing his observation on figures from Consumer Reports -- ConsumerReports.org appears to have at least one article on the subject, but I'm too lazy and cheap to sign up right now -- suggesting you burn 20% more calories than that.
I wonder why the guys selling sports gels would want to underestimate the number of calories you're going to burn, given that they stand to gain more when you eat too much. I mean, the disparity should be the other way around.
Dana's probably right, though. Consumer Reports probably does make more of an effort to get their facts straight. CarbBoom.com doesn't specifically state where they got their JavaScript:
These numbers are approximations based on industry standard calculations. Use these numbers as guidelines only. Your mileage may vary.
Posted by Mark at March 2, 2005 08:51 PM