The Dynamics of Human Body Weight Change

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Carson C. Chow ,

* E-mail: carsonc@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Kevin D. Hall

Affiliation Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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ψ = 0.05(F−0.4 exp(L/10.4))/F
http://ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000045#article1.body1.sec2.sec5.p2

The function psi should have a minus sign in front. The correct equation would look like this: -0.05(F-0.4exp(L/10/4))/F.

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