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Small-Scale Question Sunday for July 7, 2024

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My recollection of what I've read in the past (which is not worth much) is that if a person is in, for example, a significant calorie deficit, it often comes with lethargy and lack of activity, but if it goes on enough to be a serious threat to life, apparently folks basically involuntarily have a need for movement, bursts of activity. They can't help themselves but to get up and move. So the relation is somewhat state-dependent. Maybe just conserve energy during typical lean periods, but if stuff gets really bad, obviously sitting around wasn't getting the job done, and so the risk of using your last ounce of energy is worth the chance that maybe you'll find a last second food source.