Metabolism type A?
ritz699
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i am confused. I took 2 separate tests that both came out Type A metabolism. It says to 50%protein 30%fats(?!?!) and 20%carbs. Is this right. I 'heard' keeping fat low is best. Help!
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Where did you take these tests? I've never heard of them at all.0
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Took the Dr Oz test (only a few questions)
Then took the 'metabolism type self test' by Dr Kate Klemer (65 questions)0 -
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Oh... I see... well, I have my macros set as those percentages, and I have no problem losing weight. As far as I'm concerned, MFP's ways are to eat at the calories given (eating whatever foods you love) and if you stick with them then you'll lose weight.
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Yes. I am trying this more to get a bit more lean and 3 to 5 lb weight loss. It's very tough. Thanks!0
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lishie_rebooted wrote: »
I am trying to figure out what my macro percentages are and I am getting conflicting info.0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »
I am trying to figure out what my macro percentages are and I am getting conflicting info.
Typically suggested 1g/lbm for protein, .3g/lb for fat, carbs fall wherever. Adjust MFP percentages to match the grams as close as possible0 -
Okay . By lb do you mean how much I currently weigh or my weight goal?0
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As far as I know you need fat, especially from nuts. I would say good ratio would be 20% - 30 % of fat and carbo with protein you adjust to how full you want to feel. Proteins will keep you full much longer than carbs. So what you had was quite ok. Plenty of cooked chicken with veggies and you probably get ratios like that.0
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Oh I should also mention that 1 gram of fat is 2 grams of protein/carbs0
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Totally right but when you say to someone 1g of fat = 2.25g of carbs/proteinlishie_rebooted wrote: »
It doesn't stay in their mind :>
Twice as much works on imagination better hehe0 -
Totally right but when you say to someone 1g of fat = 2.25g of carbs/proteinlishie_rebooted wrote: »
It doesn't stay in their mind :>
Twice as much works on imagination better hehe
I prefer accuracy0 -
Metabolism types has basically been debunked. Avoid Dr. Oz like the plague. He's a total shill.
C/F/P percentage recommendations are in flux right now based on recent research findings. Generally a C/F/P 40%/30%/30% is a balanced figure. Fat is no longer considered an all out no-no. Rather one should keep saturated fat to less than 7% of daily calories and avoid transfats altogether.
Here's a readable article about "ending the low fat myth": http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-full-story/
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Don't buy into this.Took the Dr Oz test (only a few questions)
Then took the 'metabolism type self test' by Dr Kate Klemer (65 questions)
As mentioned above, a macro setting of 40/30/30 is a pretty good general setup.
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Wow!!thanks guys as you can see I was struggling. Hope everyone has a nice day0
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Just use this calculator. It lets you adjust them if you want or go with their standard values.
http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
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Metabolic typing has been very helpful to me. This totally explained why I could never lose weight and felt terrible following either a low carb or low fat diet. Discovered that I'm a Mixed or Balanced Type. My energy is great and I easily shed unwanted pounds and inches when doing a balanced type diet. I know other people who have success following either a low carb or low fat diet. Obviously, they are a different metabolic diet type than me.
There are 3 basic metabolic types: Protein Types, Mixed Types and Carb Types.
Protein Types are carb sensitive, so do well with low carb, high protein and high fat diets (40-30-30 or even less carbs like 25-50-25).
Carb Types are fat sensitive, so do well with high carb, lower protein and very low fat (65-20-15).
Mixed or Balanced Types, need a balanced diet of 50-30-20.
1. The book, 'Metabolic Typing' explains all of this in detail and contains an extensive assessment (available on Kindle). There's also a website with lots of free info. www.metabolictyping.com
2. Dr. Mercola calls it Nutritional Types. There's lots of free info., plus a free assessment at: www.mercola.com
3. The Hauser Diet expands this to 5 different diet types, with fun animal names. Lots of free info. at www.hauserdiet.com. Take the free short quiz (they used 10 questions from Metabolic Typing) at:
http://www.caringmedical.com/nutrition-for-healing/hauser-diet-quiz/
Hope this is helpful to someone! - Nancy0 -
Unfortunately, there are no peer reviewed clinical studies that support this.Charm4u76132 wrote: »Metabolic typing has been very helpful to me. This totally explained why I could never lose weight and felt terrible following either a low carb or low fat diet. Discovered that I'm a Mixed or Balanced Type. My energy is great and I easily shed unwanted pounds and inches when doing a balanced type diet. I know other people who have success following either a low carb or low fat diet. Obviously, they are a different metabolic diet type than me.
There are 3 basic metabolic types: Protein Types, Mixed Types and Carb Types.
Protein Types are carb sensitive, so do well with low carb, high protein and high fat diets (40-30-30 or even less carbs like 25-50-25).
Carb Types are fat sensitive, so do well with high carb, lower protein and very low fat (65-20-15).
Mixed or Balanced Types, need a balanced diet of 50-30-20.
1. The book, 'Metabolic Typing' explains all of this in detail and contains an extensive assessment (available on Kindle). There's also a website with lots of free info. www.metabolictyping.com
2. Dr. Mercola calls it Nutritional Types. There's lots of free info., plus a free assessment at: www.mercola.com
3. The Hauser Diet expands this to 5 different diet types, with fun animal names. Lots of free info. at www.hauserdiet.com. Take the free short quiz (they used 10 questions from Metabolic Typing) at:
http://www.caringmedical.com/nutrition-for-healing/hauser-diet-quiz/
Hope this is helpful to someone! - Nancy
There are lots of publishers that do due to the income they can make selling pseudoscience books though.
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Unfortunately, there are no peer reviewed clinical studies that support this.Charm4u76132 wrote: »Metabolic typing has been very helpful to me. This totally explained why I could never lose weight and felt terrible following either a low carb or low fat diet. Discovered that I'm a Mixed or Balanced Type. My energy is great and I easily shed unwanted pounds and inches when doing a balanced type diet. I know other people who have success following either a low carb or low fat diet. Obviously, they are a different metabolic diet type than me.
There are 3 basic metabolic types: Protein Types, Mixed Types and Carb Types.
Protein Types are carb sensitive, so do well with low carb, high protein and high fat diets (40-30-30 or even less carbs like 25-50-25).
Carb Types are fat sensitive, so do well with high carb, lower protein and very low fat (65-20-15).
Mixed or Balanced Types, need a balanced diet of 50-30-20.
1. The book, 'Metabolic Typing' explains all of this in detail and contains an extensive assessment (available on Kindle). There's also a website with lots of free info. www.metabolictyping.com
2. Dr. Mercola calls it Nutritional Types. There's lots of free info., plus a free assessment at: www.mercola.com
3. The Hauser Diet expands this to 5 different diet types, with fun animal names. Lots of free info. at www.hauserdiet.com. Take the free short quiz (they used 10 questions from Metabolic Typing) at:
http://www.caringmedical.com/nutrition-for-healing/hauser-diet-quiz/
Hope this is helpful to someone! - Nancy
There are lots of publishers that do due to the income they can make selling pseudoscience books though.
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@ninerbuff All of her posts including that link have been removed, might want to remove it from your quote?0 -
Unfortunately, there are no peer reviewed clinical studies that support this.Charm4u76132 wrote: »Metabolic typing has been very helpful to me. This totally explained why I could never lose weight and felt terrible following either a low carb or low fat diet. Discovered that I'm a Mixed or Balanced Type. My energy is great and I easily shed unwanted pounds and inches when doing a balanced type diet. I know other people who have success following either a low carb or low fat diet. Obviously, they are a different metabolic diet type than me.
There are 3 basic metabolic types: Protein Types, Mixed Types and Carb Types.
Protein Types are carb sensitive, so do well with low carb, high protein and high fat diets (40-30-30 or even less carbs like 25-50-25).
Carb Types are fat sensitive, so do well with high carb, lower protein and very low fat (65-20-15).
Mixed or Balanced Types, need a balanced diet of 50-30-20.
1. The book, 'Metabolic Typing' explains all of this in detail and contains an extensive assessment (available on Kindle). There's also a website with lots of free info. www.metabolictyping.com
2. Dr. Mercola calls it Nutritional Types. There's lots of free info., plus a free assessment at: www.mercola.com
3. The Hauser Diet expands this to 5 different diet types, with fun animal names. Lots of free info. at www.hauserdiet.com. Take the free short quiz (they used 10 questions from Metabolic Typing) at:
http://www.caringmedical.com/nutrition-for-healing/hauser-diet-quiz/
Hope this is helpful to someone! - Nancy
There are lots of publishers that do due to the income they can make selling pseudoscience books though.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I was going to quote the OP and say Dr. Oz is full of *kitten*
but @ninerbuff made the point in a much more science-y manner
if you are seeking macro guidance then just input your stats into MFP and follow the default recommendations it sets0 -
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Charm4u76132 wrote: »Metabolic typing has been very helpful to me. This totally explained why I could never lose weight and felt terrible following either a low carb or low fat diet. Discovered that I'm a Mixed or Balanced Type. My energy is great and I easily shed unwanted pounds and inches when doing a balanced type diet. I know other people who have success following either a low carb or low fat diet. Obviously, they are a different metabolic diet type than me.
There are 3 basic metabolic types: Protein Types, Mixed Types and Carb Types.
Protein Types are carb sensitive, so do well with low carb, high protein and high fat diets (40-30-30 or even less carbs like 25-50-25).
Carb Types are fat sensitive, so do well with high carb, lower protein and very low fat (65-20-15).
Mixed or Balanced Types, need a balanced diet of 50-30-20.
1. The book, 'Metabolic Typing' explains all of this in detail and contains an extensive assessment (available on Kindle). There's also a website with lots of free info. www.metabolictyping.com
2. Dr. Mercola calls it Nutritional Types. There's lots of free info., plus a free assessment at: www.mercola.com
3. The Hauser Diet expands this to 5 different diet types, with fun animal names. Lots of free info. at www.hauserdiet.com. Take the free short quiz (they used 10 questions from Metabolic Typing) at:
http://www.caringmedical.com/nutrition-for-healing/hauser-diet-quiz/
Hope this is helpful to someone! - Nancy
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