Medically Approved Ways to Boost Metabolism
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DemoraFairy wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »healthygreek wrote: »How did I lose all the weight eating a small breakfast and one huge meal a day?
I must be special.
Well, to be fair to the OP, they're not saying that not eating every 3 to 4 hours means you can't lose weight, just that it makes weight loss quicker/easier.
Not saying I agree with the OP at all, just that eating your calories in bigger meals and losing weight isn't enough to disprove the point.
I think OP is also arguing that five to six meals boosts metabolism over just eating one meal or three meals, which is blatantly false.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to say that the OP was arguing anything else. 'Boosts metabolism' = 'makes weight loss quicker/easier'. The OP is saying you'll burn more calories in the day if you eat more regularly, but they're not saying you can't lose weight if you don't eat regularly.
I merely posted articles that present ways to boost metabolism. There have been no posting of scientific proof contrary to the articles that I posted. One method may be a small boost, but small boosts add up to big boosts in metabolism.
So you want us to help you find the answer because we as the entire thread seem to be in an agreement that your article was wrong. Small boost adds up to a big boost in metabolism. LOL Now you are just lost.
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DemoraFairy wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »healthygreek wrote: »How did I lose all the weight eating a small breakfast and one huge meal a day?
I must be special.
Well, to be fair to the OP, they're not saying that not eating every 3 to 4 hours means you can't lose weight, just that it makes weight loss quicker/easier.
Not saying I agree with the OP at all, just that eating your calories in bigger meals and losing weight isn't enough to disprove the point.
I think OP is also arguing that five to six meals boosts metabolism over just eating one meal or three meals, which is blatantly false.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to say that the OP was arguing anything else. 'Boosts metabolism' = 'makes weight loss quicker/easier'. The OP is saying you'll burn more calories in the day if you eat more regularly, but they're not saying you can't lose weight if you don't eat regularly.
I merely posted articles that present ways to boost metabolism. There have been no posting of scientific proof contrary to the articles that I posted. One method may be a small boost, but small boosts add up to big boosts in metabolism.
No ... they don't. Exaggeration of fact creates lies.0 -
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DemoraFairy wrote: »DemoraFairy wrote: »healthygreek wrote: »How did I lose all the weight eating a small breakfast and one huge meal a day?
I must be special.
Well, to be fair to the OP, they're not saying that not eating every 3 to 4 hours means you can't lose weight, just that it makes weight loss quicker/easier.
Not saying I agree with the OP at all, just that eating your calories in bigger meals and losing weight isn't enough to disprove the point.
I think OP is also arguing that five to six meals boosts metabolism over just eating one meal or three meals, which is blatantly false.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to say that the OP was arguing anything else. 'Boosts metabolism' = 'makes weight loss quicker/easier'. The OP is saying you'll burn more calories in the day if you eat more regularly, but they're not saying you can't lose weight if you don't eat regularly.
I merely posted articles that present ways to boost metabolism. There have been no posting of scientific proof contrary to the articles that I posted.
Yes there has, @jessupbrady posted a link to a study showing that meal frequency didn't affect weight loss. How reliable that study is has been up for debate, but it is a scientific study that contradicts the idea that eating more frequent meals increases metabolism.
It's also worth nothing that jessupbrady asked you what studies you were referring to in your OP since neither of the articles linked to scientific studies, yet you haven't posted any yet.0 -
this one is just a review of studies...but concludes same..
Br J Nutr. 1997 Apr;77 Suppl 1:S57-70.
Meal frequency and energy balance.
Bellisle F1, McDevitt R, Prentice AM.
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Several epidemiological studies have observed an inverse relationship between people's habitual frequency of eating and body weight, leading to the suggestion that a 'nibbling' meal pattern may help in the avoidance of obesity. A review of all pertinent studies shows that, although many fail to find any significant relationship, the relationship is consistently inverse in those that do observe a relationship. However, this finding is highly vulnerable to the probable confounding effects of post hoc changes in dietary patterns as a consequence of weight gain and to dietary under-reporting which undoubtedly invalidates some of the studies. We conclude that the epidemiological evidence is at best very weak, and almost certainly represents an artefact. A detailed review of the possible mechanistic explanations for a metabolic advantage of nibbling meal patterns failed to reveal significant benefits in respect of energy expenditure. Although some short-term studies suggest that the thermic effect of feeding is higher when an isoenergetic test load is divided into multiple small meals, other studies refute this, and most are neutral. More importantly, studies using whole-body calorimetry and doubly-labelled water to assess total 24 h energy expenditure find no difference between nibbling and gorging. Finally, with the exception of a single study, there is no evidence that weight loss on hypoenergetic regimens is altered by meal frequency. We conclude that any effects of meal pattern on the regulation of body weight are likely to be mediated through effects on the food intake side of the energy balance equation
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EvgeniZyntx wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Ummm no...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Thermogenesis+in+humans+after+varying+meal+time+frequency
Ann Nutr Metab. 1987;31(2):88-97.
[Thermogenesis in humans after varying meal time frequency].
[Article in German]
Wolfram G, Kirchgessner M, Müller HL, Hollomey S.
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To a group of 8 healthy persons a slightly hypocaloric diet with protein (13% of energy), carbohydrates (46% of energy) and fat (41% of energy) was given as one meal or as five meals in a change-over trial. Each person was 2 weeks on each regimen. Under the conditions of slight undernutrition and neutral temperature the balances of nitrogen, carbon and energy were assessed in 7-day collection periods, and according to 48-hour measurements of gaseous exchange (carbon-nitrogen balance method) by the procedures of indirect calorimetry. Changes of body weight were statistically not significant. At isocaloric supply of metabolizable energy with exactly the same foods in different meal frequencies no differences were found in the retention of carbon and energy. Urinary nitrogen excretion was slightly greater with a single daily meal, indicating influences on protein metabolism. The protein-derived energy was compensated by a decrease in the fat oxidation. The heat production calculated by indirect calorimetry was not significantly different with either meal frequency. Water, sodium and potassium balances were not different. The plasma concentrations of cholesterol and uric acid were not influenced by meal frequency, glucose and triglycerides showed typical behaviour depending on the time interval to the last meal. The results demonstrate that the meal frequency did not influence the energy balance.
OP - why do you always do this? You get called out in one thread and then start another ridiculous thread...
Umm, that's terrible evidence.
A nonstat. significant result doesn't necessarily mean no change occurs just that none was found. And given a n=8 and a study period of 2 weeks, it could be methodological. Now while I agree that meal freq isn't that important, this isn't the study proving that.
The study that shows meal freq has impact shows a minor change. That's what is important. If it's a lot of effort to change habits for little result focus your energy elsewhere.
I am at work, so that is the only one I had handy.
I will take it over WebMD any day of the week..
Are you agreeing with OP's premise???
If the OPs premise is that a) we should listen webmd unequivocally or b ) that meal frequency is important. NO, I don't agree (see the bold, above). Meal freq can have an influence in the lean individual, but it's really a minor element in weight loss.
It's next to useless as a factor in weightloss compared to other variables like calorie management and activity.
I think you are right in your critique, it's the article as evidence that I'm reserved on.
got ya ..
and I agree N=8 is not the greatest sample size....0
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