##  [Adaptive Thermogenesis](/adaptive-thermogenesis) 

  ##  [Adaptive Thermogenesis](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/adaptive-thermogenesis-0) 

  

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Definition

Physiological reductions or adjustments in energy expenditure—across metabolic, hormonal and behavioral components—that occur in response to changes in energy intake or body weight and tend to oppose the initiating weight change.