energy imbalance

English

Noun

energy imbalance (plural energy imbalances)

  1. An imbalance between energy going into and out of a system (such as the human body or the planet earth)
    • 2019 June 5, Kauvery Hospital, Energy Imbalance and its effects on the body‎[1]:
      When the rates of energy intake and energy expenditure are reasonably healthy, there is less energy stored, which is considered a healthy energy balance. However, when these rates are largely different, the body is said to achieve an energy imbalance.
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