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NY Times Article (JAMA)
Rhumax67
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For discussion: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2673150?redirect=true
I would love for this to work, but if I eat more than 1200 cal a day, I gain. But I'm old so may be that makes a difference.
I would love for this to work, but if I eat more than 1200 cal a day, I gain. But I'm old so may be that makes a difference.
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For discussion: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2673150?redirect=true
I would love for this to work, but if I eat more than 1200 cal a day, I gain. But I'm old so may be that makes a difference.
What are your stats? Maintaining on 1200 cals is very low2 -
And how much do you lose when eating 1200?1
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That NYT article is a boondoggle. The study was evaluating the efficacy of claims that there's a prominent difference between lower carb vs. lower fat, but that won't get nearly enough clicks compared to "Study turns dieting science UPSIDEDOWN!"8
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Not gonna even bother.....8
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Not gonna even bother.....
If you don't bother reading why bother writing jk haha
OP 1200 calories does seem low, how overweight are you?1 -
Grimmerick wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Not gonna even bother.....
If you don't bother reading why bother writing jk haha
OP 1200 calories does seem low, how overweight are you?
This article has been brought up in 7 other threads now. Pretty sure most of us have read it and discusses it ad nauseam.6 -
diannethegeek wrote: »Grimmerick wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Not gonna even bother.....
If you don't bother reading why bother writing jk haha
OP 1200 calories does seem low, how overweight are you?
This article has been brought up in 7 other threads now. Pretty sure most of us have read it and discusses it ad nauseam.
Um, I was kidding around............????3 -
Sorry, I didn't realize it was already discussed.
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I'm old. Retired, low maintenance lifestyle. A couple or four 45 minute walks on hills every week. I eat 2000 a day (female, 5'7") to maintain at 140.
Are you sure you're eating 1200 and gaining?3 -
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Yeah, I saw another grotesquely misreported story about this study on Yahoo yesterday. I think it was from GMA. They went a step further and featured a woo-based dietician who picked up the "don't worry about calories!" ball and ran with it. Ugh.6
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Prof. Yoni Freedoff (one of the few MD's that I trust in regards to weight loss information) has a nice blog post covering this particular study, and how even the study design contradicts itself in regards to the 'it's not the calories, it's what you eat' primary end point.
Yes, Calories Counted (Literally) In The Recent #DIETFITS, Low-Carb, Low-Fat, Shootout Study
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