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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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theresejesu wrote: »
One, where did I say low carbing is the only remedy?
Simply because I referenced a study that compared low carb to low fat doesn't mean I'm endorsing solely one approach.
I referenced the study as an example that 1) demonstrates that you don't necessarily have to track the calories, which, and perhaps im not understanding, the CICO approach requires; 2) the study demonstrated how those on a low carb naturally, due to satiation, naturally limited their calories whereas those on a high carb, low fat diet had to track calories to limit their calories. The calorie charts show the low carb group actually taking in less calories without tracking than the high carb liw fat group.
I don't think anyone is saying that you will lose weight if you take in more calories than you burn, but from what I understand, the focus in CICO is primarily and predominately calories and all other factors take a back seat. You may lose weight, but easily in an unbalanced way that in the future could cause injury to your health.
Regardless of whether one uses low fat or low carb, it needs to be balanced because our health now, and in the future matters. What does it matter if you lose weight and end up with dementia later in life?
You are misunderstanding CICO.12 -
WinoGelato wrote: »
I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of CICO and how people are using the terminology here.
It does not mean calorie counting.
It is not a way of eating.
It does not mean ignore nutrition or health.
It is simply a mathematical formula that describes the energy balance which governs weight loss, gain, or maintenance.
EVERYONE is subject to CICO, regardless of how you choose to eat, whether you count calories, eat intuitively, follow a particular protocol like LCHF or Paleo or anything else.
It is a fundamental law of thermodynamics and this is why people are trying to explain to you that talking about CICO does not suggest that all foods are the same from a satiety or nutritional standpoint. Actively using the principles of CICO to achieve weight goals does not suggest that someone is ignoring health and wellness.
Additionally, my mother had Alzheimer's and Dementia and it really bothers me when the concept of "ending up with dementia later in life" is thrown around so flippantly as to suggest that someone who counts calories is doomed to end as my mother did for the last 5 years of her life, in a nursing home unable to recognize her own children and grandchildren.
I was responding and lost the post, so I'll try again.
First, I want to apologize if anything I said came across as flippant. It certainly want intended that way. I would never suggest thst simply calorie counting would doom one to dementia. That would make no sense either. But my concern is that if one simply counts calories without a good eye for balance, especially if one doesn't get enough fats and cholesterol on their diet, maybe because they are afraid to, then even if they do lose weight, it may come with a higher price down the road.
Dementia is a real concern of mine. My grandfather succumbed to it to where he could no longer recognize anyone and deteriorated completelty. The same thing is happening to my uncle, his son, right now. So please understand this is a genuine concern of mine.
Now how you are explaining CICO is simply how I've always understood calorie counting in the context of a balanced diet. The understanding I've come to about CICO from what some have said about it here, seemed to be a more extreme form of calorie counting. I could have sworn I've read people saying that it doesn't matter what you eat, what matters is counting calories and creating a calorie deficit.
Basically the point of calorie counting is to help one develop a calorie surplus or deficit.
When one simply uses calories in vs calories out and treats the source of calories as having such a minor effect on the calculations that they can be discarded, that's where I think the mistake is. And from this discussion, that's what I'm taking away is indeed the belief. Am I wrong?
A study conducted at Harvard by Greene and others (Walter Willet, Chair of the Nutrition Dept, and Fredrick Stare, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition), using three groups and studying weight loss between the groups over 12 weeks, (low-fat, low-carb, and low-carb with 300 added calories/day), found something that surprised them.
The first two groups, taking in the same number of calories/day lost an average of 17lbs and 23lbs respectively.
What they were surprised to find was the low-carb + 300 extra calories/day group
lost more weight - an average of 20lbs - than the low-fat group did (17lbs) even though this low-fat group took in 300 less calories/day.
In the the conclusion reached:
"There does indeed seem to be something about a low-carb diet that says you can eat more calories and lose a similar amount of weight."
300 calories a day is quite a bit when you are only consuming 1200 to 1500 calories a day.
So here we have two diets with identical caloric intake resulting in very different outcomes regarding weight lost - The low-carb group lost 6lbs more on an average than the low-fat group.
We also have a third group - the low carb + 300 extra calories a day - losing more than the low-fat group.
Extrapolating this information to using a simple calories in, calories out calculation, all things being equal, those on a low-fat diet are going to find it harder to lose weight than those on a low-carb diet, even is those on a low-carb diet are eating a few hundred more calories a day.
So I am failing to see the real benefit of a strong focus on calories rather than food balance and type of balance, with numbers being of a background, rather than of a foreground importance.
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HeliumIsNoble wrote: »It's like people are unaware you can eat vegetables without a blender...
O_O people put vegetables in a blender? i think the category of your rage can be expanded in my world into 'the food-related aspects of your lifestyle just aren't that interesting. please would you shut up about them.'
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theresejesu wrote: »
Now how you are explaining CICO is simply how I've always understood calorie counting in the context of a balanced diet. The understanding I've come to about CICO from what some have said about it here, seemed to be a more extreme form of calorie counting. I could have sworn I've read people saying that it doesn't matter what you eat, what matters is counting calories and creating a calorie deficit.
Basically the point of calorie counting is to help one develop a calorie surplus or deficit.
When one simply uses calories in vs calories out and treats the source of calories as having such a minor effect on the calculations that they can be discarded, that's where I think the mistake is. And from this discussion, that's what I'm taking away is indeed the belief. Am I wrong?
You are missing the context. When people say it doesn't matter it's usually in very specific contexts, the context is often concerns or claims about losing weight in particular that over-complicate things. For example, someone is trying to follow a certain dieting protocol and finding it very hard, they are told weight loss is all about calories and they don't have to eat a specific way to lose weight, they can just eat normally. Another example, someone ate a cookie and is very distressed and think their diet is ruined, they are told it's really about calories and that cookie won't suddenly make them fat. Someone is dreading a holiday or a special occasion with loved ones, they are told to stop stressing and just enjoy it, it's really about calories.
Life has many sides to it, and so does health. Balancing it all out is goal. If eating healthfully causes deteriorating mental, emotional, or social health it's really not that healthy. If you're interested in dementia in particular, having a healthy social network reduces the risk. Social engagement means being exposed to foods that may not have the best nutritional profile on their own, and that can still be alright because single foods do not define a diet. It's really not the idea that eating healthy shouldn't matter because it's all about calories, it's that weight loss doesn't need to be as stressful as people make it sometimes, doesn't need to rob them of simple joys, and if they look at their diet as a whole without singling out ingredients a healthy balance can easily be achieved."There does indeed seem to be something about a low-carb diet that says you can eat more calories and lose a similar amount of weight."
300 calories a day is quite a bit when you are only consuming 1200 to 1500 calories a day.
So here we have two diets with identical caloric intake resulting in very different outcomes regarding weight lost - The low-carb group lost 6lbs more on an average than the low-fat group.
We also have a third group - the low carb + 300 extra calories a day - losing more than the low-fat group.
Extrapolating this information to using a simple calories in, calories out calculation, all things being equal, those on a low-fat diet are going to find it harder to lose weight than those on a low-carb diet, even is those on a low-carb diet are eating a few hundred more calories a day.
Low carb dieters don't have 300 calories extra over the low fat group. How people report their food intake is flawed. Even if meals were provided, who is to say those on low carb ate all the food in their meal or that those on low fat didn't snack on the side? How did the individuals fare? Since it was a small study, any anomaly could skew results (for example, a person eating too little and losing too much, or eating outside of the plan and not losing much because they did not enjoy the food provided). Besides, did the study design include a control phase at the end of the experiment to even out water weight loss?
When you remove that food autonomy in a metabolic ward all these differences even out, and in fact, people on low carb have a slightly slower metabolic rate in the beginning.So I am failing to see the real benefit of a strong focus on calories rather than food balance and type of balance, with numbers being of a background, rather than of a foreground importance.
There is strong focus on calories rather than food balance because of the sheer amount of misinformation out there which is reflected in the near daily posts like "I'm eating healthy and exercising, why am I not losing weight?". Most people generally know what a balanced diet looks like, but not many people know that it's not enough, there also needs to be a calorie deficit.
In some cases, if eating a nutritionally poor diet helps someone who is obese lose weight who wouldn't lose it otherwise, that's the lesser of two evils. Being obese carries way more risks that are way more common than not eating perfectly.14 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
You are missing the context. When people say it doesn't matter it's usually in very specific contexts, the context is often concerns or claims about losing weight in particular that over-complicate things. For example, someone is trying to follow a certain dieting protocol and finding it very hard, they are told weight loss is all about calories and they don't have to eat a specific way to lose weight, they can just eat normally. Another example, someone ate a cookie and is very distressed and think their diet is ruined, they are told it's really about calories and that cookie won't suddenly make them fat. Someone is dreading a holiday or a special occasion with loved ones, they are told to stop stressing and just enjoy it, it's really about calories.
Life has many sides to it, and so does health. Balancing it all out is goal. If eating healthfully causes deteriorating mental, emotional, or social health it's really not that healthy. If you're interested in dementia in particular, having a healthy social network reduces the risk. Social engagement means being exposed to foods that may not have the best nutritional profile on their own, and that can still be alright because single foods do not define a diet. It's really not the idea that eating healthy shouldn't matter because it's all about calories, it's that weight loss doesn't need to be as stressful as people make it sometimes, doesn't need to rob them of simple joys, and if they look at their diet as a whole without singling out ingredients a healthy balance can easily be achieved.
Low carb dieters don't have 300 calories extra over the low fat group. How people report their food intake is flawed. Even if meals were provided, who is to say those on low carb ate all the food in their meal or that those on low fat didn't snack on the side? How did the individuals fare? Since it was a small study, any anomaly could skew results (for example, a person eating too little and losing too much, or eating outside of the plan and not losing much because they did not enjoy the food provided). Besides, did the study design include a control phase at the end of the experiment to even out water weight loss?
When you remove that food autonomy in a metabolic ward all these differences even out, and in fact, people on low carb have a slightly slower metabolic rate in the beginning.
There is strong focus on calories rather than food balance because of the sheer amount of misinformation out there which is reflected in the near daily posts like "I'm eating healthy and exercising, why am I not losing weight?". Most people generally know what a balanced diet looks like, but not many people know that it's not enough, there also needs to be a calorie deficit.
In some cases, if eating a nutritionally poor diet helps someone who is obese lose weight who wouldn't lose it otherwise, that's the lesser of two evils. Being obese carries way more risks that are way more common than not eating perfectly.
Well now you're simply arguing with the researchers and basically saying they don't know what the heck they are talking about, simply because their findings don't agree with your paradigm?
You probably aren't going to like this one then:
"A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics
Nutr J 2004 Jul 28
"A review of simple thermodynamic principles shows that weight change on isocaloric diets is not expected to be independent of path (metabolism of macronutrients) and indeed such a general principle would be a violation of the second law. Homeostatic mechanisms are able to insure that, a good deal of the time, weight does not fluctuate much with changes in diet – this might be said to be the true "miraculous metabolic effect" – but it is subject to many exceptions. The idea that this is theoretically required in all cases is mistakenly based on equilibrium, reversible conditions that do not hold for living organisms and an insufficient appreciation of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics says that variation of efficiency for different metabolic pathways is to be expected. Thus, ironically the dictum that a "calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics, as a matter of principle."
...."Metabolic advantage with low carbohydrate diets is well established in the literature. It does not always occur but the important point is that it can occur. To ignore its possibilities and to not investigate the precise conditions under which it appears would be cutting ourselves off from potential benefit. The extent to which metabolic advantage will have significant impact in treating obesity is unknown and it is widely said in studies of low carbohydrate diets that "more work needs to be done." However, if the misconception is perpetuated that there is a violation of physical laws, that work will not be done, and if done, will go unpublished due to editorial resistance. Attacking the obesity epidemic will involve giving up many old ideas that have not been productive. "A calorie is a calorie" might be a good place to start."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC506782/
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theresejesu wrote: »
Well now you're simply arguing with the researchers and basically saying they don't know what the heck they are talking about, simply because their findings don't agree with your paradigm?
You probably aren't going to like this one then:
"A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics
Nutr J 2004 Jul 28
"A review of simple thermodynamic principles shows that weight change on isocaloric diets is not expected to be independent of path (metabolism of macronutrients) and indeed such a general principle would be a violation of the second law. Homeostatic mechanisms are able to insure that, a good deal of the time, weight does not fluctuate much with changes in diet – this might be said to be the true "miraculous metabolic effect" – but it is subject to many exceptions. The idea that this is theoretically required in all cases is mistakenly based on equilibrium, reversible conditions that do not hold for living organisms and an insufficient appreciation of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics says that variation of efficiency for different metabolic pathways is to be expected. Thus, ironically the dictum that a "calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics, as a matter of principle."
...."Metabolic advantage with low carbohydrate diets is well established in the literature. It does not always occur but the important point is that it can occur. To ignore its possibilities and to not investigate the precise conditions under which it appears would be cutting ourselves off from potential benefit. The extent to which metabolic advantage will have significant impact in treating obesity is unknown and it is widely said in studies of low carbohydrate diets that "more work needs to be done." However, if the misconception is perpetuated that there is a violation of physical laws, that work will not be done, and if done, will go unpublished due to editorial resistance. Attacking the obesity epidemic will involve giving up many old ideas that have not been productive. "A calorie is a calorie" might be a good place to start."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC506782/
Dare I say it? But it appears to me that Feinman is (probably for click bait or as a talking point) setting up a straw man with the statement "A calorie is not a calorie".
I'm pretty sure that he is aware that there are people who use that statement in the true scientific way as a "unit of energy is just a unit of energy" and not only those that miss-interpret it when considering the different effects of foods (the second group being the ones that he seems to be calling to when saying "Attacking the obesity epidemic will involve giving up many old ideas that have not been productive. "A calorie is a calorie" might be a good place to start.")
In fact, the it seems that Feinman is actually targeting the media and popular press "This work received a good deal of attention in the popular press. Media reports, however, included comments of experts that "It doesn't make sense, does it?" "It violates the laws of thermodynamics. No one has ever found any miraculous metabolic effects."
Feinman's article (it wasn't a study or a review) does not, or even attempt to, discredit CICO but instead is a discussion of the complexity of tracing the energy use from calorific input. And to that point, I don't think there are many on MFP who would argue that there are no differences between 200 cals of chicken breast and 200 cals of olive oil in their effect on the body - In fact, the thermic effects of foods (often cited on these forums and mentioned in the article) is a well known part of the CICO statement.
Where we perhaps have a grey area in weight management is the statement "A calorie is just a calorie" when applied to nutrition and diet, is an oversimplification (although in practical terms pretty valid since many people who are struggling to understand what they can or can't eat for weight loss would be in a much better situation if they just considered the calories and not get caught up in the details of macro and micro nutrients until they have mastered the basics) and could lead to people incorrectly believing that:- 200 calories of oil has the same physiological effect on their body as 200 cals of chicken
- 200 calories of oil has the same net calorific input as 200 calories of chicken
The first is nothing to do with the CICO argument - it's an argument of nutrition and not energy. The second falshood is accounted for in the CICO argument.
It's also worth pointing out that, in practical terms, we are not dealing with an simple system when considering energy inputs for humans (and animals and plants for that matter) in that the internal regulation systems work to mitigate the effects of reduced calorie input and to capitalise on increased calorie input. Anyone who has spent some time on these forums will be familiar with the concept of NEAT and therefore, hopefully, understand how this fits in with the CICO argument.
CICO, holds true and does not violate the 1st law of Thermodynamics. Introduction of the 2nd law is in my opinion a red herring for human nutrition since the 2nd law is only applicable in its stated (pure) form for closed systems (i.e. the universe) and since all other systems (including humans and the sub-parts of humans such as body fat) are sub-systems we have a whole bunch of rules and theroems which hang off the 2nd law to account for the energy transference between open systems.
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StealthHealth wrote: »
Dare I say it? But it appears to me that Feinman is (probably for click bait or as a talking point) setting up a straw man with the statement "A calorie is not a calorie".
I'm pretty sure that he is aware that there are people who use that statement in the true scientific way as a "unit of energy is just a unit of energy" and not only those that miss-interpret it when considering the different effects of foods (the second group being the ones that he seems to be calling to when saying "Attacking the obesity epidemic will involve giving up many old ideas that have not been productive. "A calorie is a calorie" might be a good place to start.")
In fact, the it seems that Feinman is actually targeting the media and popular press "This work received a good deal of attention in the popular press. Media reports, however, included comments of experts that "It doesn't make sense, does it?" "It violates the laws of thermodynamics. No one has ever found any miraculous metabolic effects."
Feinman's article (it wasn't a study or a review) does not, or even attempt to, discredit CICO but instead is a discussion of the complexity of tracing the energy use from calorific input. And to that point, I don't think there are many on MFP who would argue that there are no differences between 200 cals of chicken breast and 200 cals of olive oil in their effect on the body - In fact, the thermic effects of foods (often cited on these forums and mentioned in the article) is a well known part of the CICO statement.
Where we perhaps have a grey area in weight management is the statement "A calorie is just a calorie" when applied to nutrition and diet, is an oversimplification (although in practical terms pretty valid since many people who are struggling to understand what they can or can't eat for weight loss would be in a much better situation if they just considered the calories and not get caught up in the details of macro and micro nutrients until they have mastered the basics) and could lead to people incorrectly believing that:- 200 calories of oil has the same physiological effect on their body as 200 cals of chicken
- 200 calories of oil has the same net calorific input as 200 calories of chicken
The first is nothing to do with the CICO argument - it's an argument of nutrition and not energy. The second falshood is accounted for in the CICO argument.
It's also worth pointing out that, in practical terms, we are not dealing with an simple system when considering energy inputs for humans (and animals and plants for that matter) in that the internal regulation systems work to mitigate the effects of reduced calorie input and to capitalise on increased calorie input. Anyone who has spent some time on these forums will be familiar with the concept of NEAT and therefore, hopefully, understand how this fits in with the CICO argument.
CICO, holds true and does not violate the 1st law of Thermodynamics. Introduction of the 2nd law is in my opinion a red herring for human nutrition since the 2nd law is only applicable in its stated (pure) form for closed systems (i.e. the universe) and since all other systems (including humans and the sub-parts of humans such as body fat) are sub-systems we have a whole bunch of rules and theroems which hang off the 2nd law to account for the energy transference between open systems.
No, I'm pretty sure he is attributing too much importance to macro distribution. He is also plainly lying when he said there's a well established metabolic advantage to low carb.15 -
I think everyone has own funda... Some one like to run, some one body building, some one yoga, some one gymnastic/Athletics.. but for me parkour is also a sport and I love that.. this awesome.3
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A variety of studies show that in the short term low carb does better with IR people (or the more IR half of an already overweight/obese group -- who are much more likely to be IR than the general public), whereas low fat does better for those not IR (or even the less IR half of the overweight/obese group).
Other studies -- NOT adjusted for water loss or differences in protein content or other differences in diet, typically -- show some advantage in the short term for low carb, that goes away in the longer term. These often are also for IR/overweight participants who are more likely to be IR. Also the water issue is a huge one given that the difference is usually seen in the short term, as everyone who has done LCHF knows that there's a fast water drop at first.
The ONLY studies I've seen that adjust for diet quality and especially protein content entirely and which make sure the calories are counted properly are the Kevin Hall ones, and those show NO advantage for low carb (and even a slight advantage for low fat that IMO is too small to worry about).
Long term, outside of a study, what matters is adherence and for many people who aren't committed to counting, being able to maintain the diet without counting. There I suspect the specific diet matters, as well as people being able to count.
Worth noting: the low carb vs. low fat studies that relied on ad lib that I've seen mostly resulted in VERY SMALL losses for both groups, much smaller over the same periods of time than I lost doing MFP (which I did with a healthy diet that included about 40% carbs). My losses, like those of many, were about consistent (slightly higher, actually) with what MFP predicted based on calories (the higher is, I think, due to me underestimating activity calories). So why on earth would I decided based on some study where ad lib reductions based on non comparable diets resulted in lower losses for a low carb group than I got in the real world, but the low carb group slightly outperformed the low fat group?
That's weak.
As is the effort to claim that low carb is a superior diet or that CICO doesn't accurately describe what happens.
Telling people they need to do a special diet (vs. just eating in a healthful way that satisfies them, ideally) or must learn all kinds of details about things that might have a tiny effect on metabolism and just generally making it as complicated as possible is nothing but a way to make people think they need to have a special program (often then that they have to pay for) or to give them an excuse to fail.18 -
canadianlbs wrote: »
O_O people put vegetables in a blender? i think the category of your rage can be expanded in my world into 'the food-related aspects of your lifestyle just aren't that interesting. please would you shut up about them.'
Some vegetables are great in a blender. Gazpacho is a summer staple of mine.9 -
theresejesu wrote: »
Well now you're simply arguing with the researchers and basically saying they don't know what the heck they are talking about, simply because their findings don't agree with your paradigm?
You probably aren't going to like this one then:
"A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics
Nutr J 2004 Jul 28
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC506782/
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I've destroyed this piece a few times now. I'll condense it this time. The authors got ultra-basic physics wrong - as in, they misdefined the laws of thermodynamics. 1st law? Good enough. 0th law? Completely wrong. 3rd Law? Wrong again. 2nd Law? They incorrectly defined it using the 3rd Law's real definition in one spot, correctly with various versions of the 2nd Law in others. They, quite simply, don't know what they're talking about.23 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »A variety of studies show that in the short term low carb does better with IR people (or the more IR half of an already overweight/obese group -- who are much more likely to be IR than the general public), whereas low fat does better for those not IR (or even the less IR half of the overweight/obese group).
Other studies -- NOT adjusted for water loss or differences in protein content or other differences in diet, typically -- show some advantage in the short term for low carb, that goes away in the longer term. These often are also for IR/overweight participants who are more likely to be IR. Also the water issue is a huge one given that the difference is usually seen in the short term, as everyone who has done LCHF knows that there's a fast water drop at first.
The ONLY studies I've seen that adjust for diet quality and especially protein content entirely and which make sure the calories are counted properly are the Kevin Hall ones, and those show NO advantage for low carb (and even a slight advantage for low fat that IMO is too small to worry about).
Long term, outside of a study, what matters is adherence and for many people who aren't committed to counting, being able to maintain the diet without counting. There I suspect the specific diet matters, as well as people being able to count.
Worth noting: the low carb vs. low fat studies that relied on ad lib that I've seen mostly resulted in VERY SMALL losses for both groups, much smaller over the same periods of time than I lost doing MFP (which I did with a healthy diet that included about 40% carbs). My losses, like those of many, were about consistent (slightly higher, actually) with what MFP predicted based on calories (the higher is, I think, due to me underestimating activity calories). So why on earth would I decided based on some study where ad lib reductions based on non comparable diets resulted in lower losses for a low carb group than I got in the real world, but the low carb group slightly outperformed the low fat group?
That's weak.
As is the effort to claim that low carb is a superior diet or that CICO doesn't accurately describe what happens.
Telling people they need to do a special diet (vs. just eating in a healthful way that satisfies them, ideally) or must learn all kinds of details about things that might have a tiny effect on metabolism and just generally making it as complicated as possible is nothing but a way to make people think they need to have a special program (often then that they have to pay for) or to give them an excuse to fail.
Quoting for truth and because it worth reading the bolded parts again because they cut to the heart of the matter.
There has been an awful lot of cherry picking of studies/papers here without critical thinking applied to their design.
I am losing on a high carb low fat diet because that is what I find easiest to comply with.
Anyone worth their salt is going to tell you that the first priority when choosing a way of eating for any dieter is compliance. All of this back and forth over supposed advantage doesn't matter and is silly. If it's best for you, it's best for you. End of. It's not best for everyone.
There's no one answer other than you need to control your calories to lose weight. You can control your calories with different macro balances and achieve results.17 -
theresejesu wrote: »
I have to disagree, I don't believe I'm getting mired in irrelevant details at all. How are these factors irrelevant?
If these factors, which are constantly in flux, affect metabolism (which they do), then how does one know how many calories they are actually burning on any particular day or group of days? You would need to do lab tests and calculations. The best we can do is to approximate.
For instance,
"..a greater intake of sugar calories stimulates more insulin resistance and more fat storage than other types of calories do, even when the total calorie intake remains the same."
The Salt Fix
Author referencing study of which he was a co-author:
Added Fructose: a principle driver of type 2 diabetes mellitus and it's consequences
Mayo Clin. Proc 90 (3): 372-381.
There is much more going on in our bodies than simple CICO can account for.
...and your disagreement is based upon what body of objective data?
These factors are irrelevant as they play a minimal part in impacting Basal Metabolic Rate. A review of any metabolic pathway proves this. Why are you focusing on a variable that has minimal impact?
Cite your evidence please. Cite the variable, degree of impact, and degree of error.
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theresejesu wrote: »
I was readying up on how our mitochondria function, and bought a book called
LIFE - THE EPIC STORY OF OUR MITOCHONDRIA: HOW THE ORIGINAL PROBIOTIC DICTATES YOUR HEALTH, ILLNESS, AGING, AND EVEN LIFE ITSELF
Fascinating book. Essentially a big reason why activity such as exercise is so important has to do with ATP generation and utilization. If we don't use ATP up fast enough, this leads to ATP "spilling over" which increases free radical production which then damages our mitochondria, which leads to a host of problems. I'm in a hurry so can't explain much now, but I highly recommend this book.
Absolute garbage pedaled as science. Yet another book written by an unqualified individual extolling the virtues of supplements, which by very definition cannot prove effectiveness.
You are a medical professional and should know better.6 -
Absolute garbage pedaled as science. Yet another book written by an unqualified individual extolling the virtues of supplements, which by very definition cannot prove effectiveness.
You are a medical professional and should know better.
I missed this part. 4 -
Unpopular opinions:
1. You are overweight due to genetics.... And I'm not talking about genetics diseases here, but when a person tells me "I'm fat because my parents are fat".... that's a lack of effort and responsibility. You're overweight because of your caloric intake, not because of the two people that gave you life.
2. Crossfit is a fad and overhyped. I do not see how it wouldn't lead to joint issues as the person continues it over an extended period of time. I could be wrong, I probably am, I've just always viewed it as the "show off" sport.10 -
Absolute garbage pedaled as science. Yet another book written by an unqualified individual extolling the virtues of supplements, which by very definition cannot prove effectiveness.
You are a medical professional and should know better.
Wait, they're a medical professional?1 -
Absolute garbage pedaled as science. Yet another book written by an unqualified individual extolling the virtues of supplements, which by very definition cannot prove effectiveness.
You are a medical professional and should know better.
LOLWUT???
eta: Hmmmmm... I wonder... I seem to remember a couple of years ago someone who claimed to be a medical professional that believed all this type of nonsense. Turns out, she was essentially a receptionist or office clerk or something - no actual medical education. Not the same person, is it?
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WinoGelato wrote: »
Quoting this because I 100% agree with @jessiferrrb and because she did a masterful job with the quotes and I'm terrible at breaking them up to address particular points.
Just adding one thing... does someone really have gnawing hunger (or any hunger) and think, "a can of soda should do the trick"?
@theresejesu do you think that people are considering what they should consume and their choice is between soda and eggs? Because again, if I'm hungry, if it is breakfast time, or even a quick dinner - eggs all the way. Eggs don't quench my thirst though, and soda doesn't quell my hunger. Do you think that there are people in the world for whom they do not have that logic in their brain? Because I really can't fathom a world where someone thinks that eggs and soda are interchangeable in any aspect.
Was the example that confusing?4 -
theresejesu wrote: »
Was the example that confusing?
The comparison between eggs and soda? Yes. Do you believe this is a decision that people are regularly facing, whether to eat eggs or drink a Coke?12 -
WinoGelato wrote: »
The comparison between eggs and soda? Yes. Do you believe this is a decision that people are regularly facing, whether to eat eggs or drink a Coke?
She's just going from thread to thread instigating. None of what she says is sensible, but I'm done discussing things rationally with her - it is futile.12 -
WinoGelato wrote: »
The comparison between eggs and soda? Yes. Do you believe this is a decision that people are regularly facing, whether to eat eggs or drink a Coke?
Of course not, or at least I would hope not lol.
However, that really has nothing to with my original comment.1 -
theresejesu wrote: »
Of course not, or at least I would hope not lol.
However, that really has nothing to with my original comment.
So it was a straw man argument then?
Or a false dilemma?
Otherwise I'm not sure why you would make the comparison:So compare the calories from a can of soda and the same calories from eggs over a period of years. I guarantee you they do not have the same effect on the body, and the difference is not insignificant.
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cmriverside wrote: »
She's just going from thread to thread instigating. None of what she says is sensible, but I'm done discussing things rationally with her - it is futile.
If people sharing ideas and thoughts, that run so counter to your own that they bother you, is "instigating," then the problem doesn't lie with them.0 -
Absolute garbage pedaled as science. Yet another book written by an unqualified individual extolling the virtues of supplements, which by very definition cannot prove effectiveness.
You are a medical professional and should know better.
As a medical professional (now retired) I find it practically unbelievable that there is still so much ignorance regarding supplements among those with advanced education that even such a claim in regards to supplements, that somehow, by their "very definition, cannot prove effectivenes," as if this has any bearing on the reality of the proven or unproven effectiveness of individual supplements, is even entertainable.
Such painting of supplements, or anything else for that matter, with such a broad brush is not beneficial to anyone.
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WinoGelato wrote: »
So it was a straw man argument then?
Or a false dilemma?
Otherwise I'm not sure why you would make the comparison:
No, you're just not understanding the use or context, trying to fit it into a box of your own making.7 -
theresejesu wrote: »
No, you're just not understanding the use or context, trying to fit it into a box of your own making.
Classic tactic, if other people are calling you out just tell them they all don't understand.16 -
stevencloser wrote: »
Classic tactic, if other people are calling you out just tell them they all don't understand.
Classic tactic is to create strawman arguments to attack. Proper response is not to engage the strawman, but point out the error. If The person really is interested in understanding, then they'll seek further clarification. If not, they won't.6 -
At the end of the day, what's the best thing we can do for our long term health? Maintain a healthy weight and move around a bit.
Is it ideal to maintain that healthy weight eating chocolate and McDonalds exclusively? Not really. But who really is doing that. There's very few people in this world who never get any nutrition from their diet so to even make an argument on the premise of that being the flaw with prioritising calorie intake is ridiculous.
I have used him often and probably in this thread too. Boyfriend back in the day, had a really limited diet of basically meat, potatoes, ketchup and pizza. They would take different forms, steak, chicken breast, burgers, chips, crisps, roast potatoes etc. And there would be soda and chocolate too. Absolutely no deficiencies and maintained a healthy weight and was super fit due to being a BMXer.
So the "which diet is better, anyone counting calories is just killing themselves with crappy nutrition" strawman argument because they're pushing the work of some guru with some made up condition is unhelpful. It just further muddies something people struggle with in the first place; what to believe from an industry determined to get your money for their fad.21
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