Study suggests you can run larger deficit than we think?

jonnythan

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519304004175

"A limit on the maximum energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia is deduced from experimental data of underfed subjects maintaining moderate activity levels and is found to have a value of (290+/-25) kJ/kgd. A dietary restriction which exceeds the limited capability of the fat store to compensate for the energy deficiency results in an immediate decrease in the fat free mass (FFM). In cases of a less severe dietary deficiency, the FFM will not be depleted."

In other words, the maximum amount of energy you can transfer out of fat stores is 265-315 kJ (63-75 calories) per kg of fat per day.

For a 150-lb woman with 30% body fat, that means that the maximum energy from fat stores is between 1288 and 1534 calories per day. Likewise, a 200-lb man with 12% body fat can get a maximum if 687 to 817 calories from fat mass per day.

The suggestion here is that our theoretical woman can approach a 1200 calorie a day deficit without sacrificing a great deal of lean mass. The abstract suggests a transition zone from FM (fat mass) loss to FFM (fat free mass) loss, but doesn't go into detail about it. Does anyone have access to the rest of the article?

blytheandbonnie

Bump - to see if there is anything to learn.

msstuard

No, Hope someone does.

SideSteel

James Krieger does an awesome piece on this in the Feb. Weightology Weekly, but this is paid content unfortunately, so I can't link/copy it here.

I think a big thing to keep in mind is that the study you linked is a hypothesis to suggest a maximum amount of fat you could lose.

Deficit size, as I'm sure you know, is a variable that may effect ones ability to retain LBM. This theoretical limit doesn't say anything about LBM loss. (So even if it's POSSIBLE to figure out this limit and attempt to approach it via larger deficit, that may not necessarily be smart in terms of LBM, dietary adherence, performance, etc).

jak1958

Too funny - I was just reading a post about this -

A limit on the maximum energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia is deduced from experimental data of underfed subjects maintaining moderate activity levels and is found to have a value of (290±25) kJ/kg d. A dietary restriction which exceeds the limited capability of the fat store to compensate for the energy deficiency results in an immediate decrease in the fat free mass (FFM). In cases of a less severe dietary deficiency, the FFM will not be depleted. The transition between these two dietary regions is developed and a criterion to distinguish the regions is defined. An exact mathematical solution for the decrease of the FFM is derived for the case where the fat mass (FM) is in its limited energy transfer mode. The solution shows a steady-state term which is in agreement with conventional ideas, a term indicating a slow decrease of much of the FFM moderated by the limited energy transferred from the fat store, and a final term showing an unprotected rapid decrease of the remaining part of the FFM. The average resting metabolic rate of subjects undergoing hypophagia is shown to decrease linearly as a function of the FFM with a slope of (249±25) kJ/kg d. This value disagrees with the results of other observers who have measured metabolic rates of diverse groups. The disagreement is explained in terms of individual metabolic properties as opposed to those of the larger population.




S.S. Alpert Journal of Theoretical Biology Volume 233, Issue 1, 7 March 2005, Pages 1-13

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519304004175

Crankstr

meh


what's the rush?

Keto_T

meh


what's the rush?

i wanna be skinny 10 years ago

jak1958

No rush - but it could be very useful for folks like me (five feet nothing) who are bumping up against their BMR to create a deficit significant enough to create any appreciable loss.

jonnythan

No rush - but it could be very useful for folks like me (five feet nothing) who are bumping up against their BMR to create a deficit significant enough to create any appreciable loss.

Nothing wrong with eating a little below BMR on relatively sedentary days. That's another thread though.

SideSteel

No rush - but it could be very useful for folks like me (five feet nothing) who are bumping up against their BMR to create a deficit significant enough to create any appreciable loss.

Nothing wrong with eating a little below BMR on relatively sedentary days. That's another thread though.

^ Agreed, despite the uproar it seems to create.

blg5

bump

geekyjock76

As SS eludes to, it's a hypothetical which doesn't translate well in the real world since that hypothetical max deficit would be too large to maintain for nearly all populations regardless of fat mass. My hypothetical max deficit is just over 500 calories. Yet, from previous cuts at 10% body fat, I seem to lose excessive LBM if I go beyond a 400 calorie deficit.

zahid222

Too funny - I was just reading a post about this -

A limit on the maximum energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia is deduced from experimental data of underfed subjects maintaining moderate activity levels and is found to have a value of (290±25) kJ/kg d. A dietary restriction which exceeds the limited capability of the fat store to compensate for the energy deficiency results in an immediate decrease in the fat free mass (FFM). In cases of a less severe dietary deficiency, the FFM will not be depleted. The transition between these two dietary regions is developed and a criterion to distinguish the regions is defined. An exact mathematical solution for the decrease of the FFM is derived for the case where the fat mass (FM) is in its limited energy transfer mode. The solution shows a steady-state term which is in agreement with conventional ideas, a term indicating a slow decrease of much of the FFM moderated by the limited energy transferred from the fat store, and a final term showing an unprotected rapid decrease of the remaining part of the FFM. The average resting metabolic rate of subjects undergoing hypophagia is shown to decrease linearly as a function of the FFM with a slope of (249±25) kJ/kg d. This value disagrees with the results of other observers who have measured metabolic rates of diverse groups. The disagreement is explained in terms of individual metabolic properties as opposed to those of the larger population.




S.S. Alpert Journal of Theoretical Biology Volume 233, Issue 1, 7 March 2005, Pages 1-13

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519304004175

zahid222

CAn you guys use simple english please? The intellectually handicap like me have difficulty understanding your complicated language

SideSteel

CAn you guys use simple english please? The intellectually handicap like me have difficulty understanding your complicated language

Cliffs:

Dude is all like "Yo I got a theory brah. You can only lose DIS MUCH (*gesture with hands*) fat per day son. Check it. (*bunch of math*). Word.

CristinaL1983

I have read quite a few studies that support this. In certain studies where protein intake was kept high, nutrients were supplemented, and strength training is conducted, obese women on VLCD's were able to maintain LBM. Considering the fact that intake was regulated between 600-800 calories, I'm sure the deficit was quite large.

I feel like I should say that obviously, the greater the deficit, the more difficult it is to regulate protein and nutrition which is why it's recommended only under supervision of a doctor.

I haven't read this particular study but I'm going to check it out next time I'm on campus (I can probably get access to it through school).

Sarauk2sf

CAn you guys use simple english please? The intellectually handicap like me have difficulty understanding your complicated language

Cliffs:

Dude is all like "Yo I got a theory brah. You can only lose DIS MUCH (*gesture with hands*) fat per day son. Check it. (*bunch of math*). Word.

*nods*

Sarauk2sf

I have read quite a few studies that support this. In certain studies where protein intake was kept high, nutrients were supplemented, and strength training is conducted, obese women on VLCD's were able to maintain LBM. Considering the fact that intake was regulated between 600-800 calories, I'm sure the deficit was quite large.

I feel like I should say that obviously, the greater the deficit, the more difficult it is to regulate protein and nutrition which is why it's recommended only under supervision of a doctor.

I haven't read this particular study but I'm going to check it out next time I'm on campus (I can probably get access to it through school).

Link for study noted above

http://intl.jacn.org/content/18/2/115.full

Effects of Resistance vs. Aerobic Training Combined With an 800 Calorie Liquid Diet on Lean Body Mass and Resting Metabolic Rate

jonnythan

I have read quite a few studies that support this. In certain studies where protein intake was kept high, nutrients were supplemented, and strength training is conducted, obese women on VLCD's were able to maintain LBM. Considering the fact that intake was regulated between 600-800 calories, I'm sure the deficit was quite large.

I feel like I should say that obviously, the greater the deficit, the more difficult it is to regulate protein and nutrition which is why it's recommended only under supervision of a doctor.

I haven't read this particular study but I'm going to check it out next time I'm on campus (I can probably get access to it through school).

I can't find it in my school's library resources. If you could read it and give us some more info that would be pretty rad!

Sarauk2sf

I have read quite a few studies that support this. In certain studies where protein intake was kept high, nutrients were supplemented, and strength training is conducted, obese women on VLCD's were able to maintain LBM. Considering the fact that intake was regulated between 600-800 calories, I'm sure the deficit was quite large.

I feel like I should say that obviously, the greater the deficit, the more difficult it is to regulate protein and nutrition which is why it's recommended only under supervision of a doctor.

I haven't read this particular study but I'm going to check it out next time I'm on campus (I can probably get access to it through school).

I can't find it in my school's library resources. If you could read it and give us some more info that would be pretty rad!

^^I just linked it (I assume that is the one she is referring to).

Just to point out though - they started with a BF% in excess of 45%

jonnythan

I have read quite a few studies that support this. In certain studies where protein intake was kept high, nutrients were supplemented, and strength training is conducted, obese women on VLCD's were able to maintain LBM. Considering the fact that intake was regulated between 600-800 calories, I'm sure the deficit was quite large.

I feel like I should say that obviously, the greater the deficit, the more difficult it is to regulate protein and nutrition which is why it's recommended only under supervision of a doctor.

I haven't read this particular study but I'm going to check it out next time I'm on campus (I can probably get access to it through school).

I can't find it in my school's library resources. If you could read it and give us some more info that would be pretty rad!

^^I just linked it (I assume that is the one she is referring to).

Just to point out though - they started with a BF% in excess of 45%

Oh I was talking about the one in the OP. I will go check that one out too, thanks.