about...FAT.....

nturner612
nturner612 Posts: 710 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Question: What if

Person A ate 1300 calories but most of the food consisted of frozen lunches, sqeezing in pizza and fries to fit cal intake, and ate junk food, but stayed at cal intake goal. Exercised and lifted weights on a regular basis. drank plenty of water.

Person B eats 1300 calories but eats losts and lots of veggies, fruits, and healthy meats (tuna, chicken). Exercises and lifts weights on a regular basis and drinks plenty of water.

Say they are genetically identical, like a duplicate of a person. Person A consistenly eats lots (whatever u consider high) fat BUT does not go over calories.

What would be the end result here? I would like to know if by watching "fat" it makes for a better weigtht loss or it truly does not matter.

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  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    It doesn't make much difference in the weight loss. It makes a HUGE difference in general health. Person A might be thin, but be more likely to still have cholesterol, triglyceride, blood pressure issues, etc.
  • vieve1213
    vieve1213 Posts: 12
    Person A would be very hungry, I would imagine ...
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    assuming caloric intakes were the same, they would get approximately the same results.

    Processed foods and highly caloric foods are most prone to having errors in their listed calories (and usually underestimates) so if actually in practice and with a large enough sample size you MIGHT see the whole foods eater (s) lose more.

    But again, not likely to be different.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    As far as weight loss it doesn't make a difference. Person A may not be as healthy but they should end up weighing the same in your example.

    Fat doesn't make you fat. There's lots of good fats and your body needs fat to operate properly.
  • Fat2Fit145
    Fat2Fit145 Posts: 385 Member
    I think person B would lose more and faster..... calorie intake is not the only factor to losing weight,.....WHAT you eat is significantly important...
  • erica6732
    erica6732 Posts: 80 Member
    it really doesn't mattetr where your calories come from...you should lose the same amount of weight. the person eating healthier will definitely be healthier on the inside though.
  • ay1978pa
    ay1978pa Posts: 142 Member
    Person A would end up having insulin spikes after each meal and either slipping and eating more crap or feeling hungry and irritable. Hence it would be much more difficult for them to stick to the original plan. Not to mention other health effects mentioned above.

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