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ElJefePerron
ElJefePerron Posts: 88 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36763102?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook
Pretty good read explaining that CICO works best for weight loss.

I think it's important to note that those doing purely CICO also lost lean muscle mass, so resistance weight training should also be incorporated in a weight loss plan.

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  • Numberwang22
    Numberwang22 Posts: 213 Member
    edited July 2016
    My takeaway from this though was that the increased activity (steps) and diet was most effective for both fat loss and health. The sit-ups which you could class as body weight/strength was of no benefit other than aesthetic.

    I found it interesting as the received wisdom here is to 'lift heavy' whereas their research pointed to just being more active and eating less - much more mundane!
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    A calorie deficit is the most effective way to lose body fat.

    The article was only targeting visceral fat in the abdomen.

    Lowering calories and upping activity, easpecially cardio is well known to be the way to tackle that particular type of fat. It reacts differently than subcutaneous fat.

    Muscle loss always happens in a deficit. Lifting heavy or doing some kind of resistance work can help in the retention of muscle as the body will tend not to take fuel from a source that is being used by the body. That is why it is encouraged by so many on MFP.

    Cheers, h.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Every diet is "purely" CICO. Exercise doesn't change that.
  • ElJefePerron
    ElJefePerron Posts: 88 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Every diet is "purely" CICO. Exercise doesn't change that.

    Actually, exercise is part of the equation. It's part of the CO. More importantly, resistance training can minimize lean muscle mass loss.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    edited July 2016
    For basic weight loss, nothing else, CICO is all that matters.

    Exercise is benificial for health and fitness, and can assist in weight loss, but it is not a needed component.

    A nutrient dense diet is benificial for health, but not needed for weight loss.

    No one is denying that resistance training is benificial in muscle retention.

    The article is targeting a specific fat in a specific location- visceral fat, resistance training has minimal effect on this.

    Cheers, h.

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