Incorrect. The lower dietary intake of women compared to men is a specific explanation for the observed gender differences. Thus, this is a specific hypothesis rather than a general theory.

The major theoretical framework that a paper relies upon in often given in the first paragraph of the introduction. In this case, the first sentence of the paper describes the major theoretical framework. The major theoretical framework of this paper is that there are important gender differences in the metabolic response to endurance exercise.

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