A new study looked at twins that came from the same egg (monozygotic twins) so that they share the same genetics, where one twin was obese, and the other was not. The obese twins reported eating the same amount of calories as the non-obese twin (2293 calories per day reported by the obese twin versus 2341 calories for the non-obese twin), however, it was determined that the obese twins underreported their calorie intake by an average of 764 calories per day. The obese twins also reported getting the same amount of physical exercise as the non-obese twin, however, the researchers determined that the obese twins overestimated the amount of physical activity they did by 430 calories per day.
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