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by jacques_chester 4711 days ago
Calories in - calories out is often substituted for calories on food label - calories on treadmill display.

This is a categorical error that leads to people thinking that thermodynamics and the conservation of matter and energy are wrong.

The labels on food are estimates. The exercise databases are estimates. Therefore when you perform the equation with those inputs, it is approximate only.