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There was scientific research that came out relatively recently (? 6 months ago) that found all the fitness trackers it studied overestimated the number of calories burned by 20% - 100%+ (from memory) I think in that particular study the Apple Watch was the most accurate (but it may not for your particular activities).…

Look at the research done on members of the national weight control registry and what they do. http://www.nwcr.ws/Research/default.htm Quote: --- There is variety in how NWCR members keep the weight off. Most report continuing to maintain a low calorie, low fat diet and doing high levels of activity. 78% eat breakfast…

Actually (plain boiled) potatoes have been assessed as the most filling foods on a per calorie basis -3 times more filling/satiating than white bread. And protein is also more satiating. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7498104 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-incredibly-filling-foods#section11…

There are a whole host of reasons why we regain weight. Overall this is massively sensible reaction by the body to some months of what it perceives as life threatening famine. Some are Decrease in the hormone leptin due to decreased fat stores making food more attractive. Decrease in energy expenditure due to less body…

Actually research shows that people keep more weight off on faster vlc diets. http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/5/579.full - although a second meta study shows a very slight but not statistically significant advantage to vlcds http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2006.146/full Given that 80% plus of people…

There is a table of calories burned per hour walked (or steps or distance) at https://www.verywell.com/walking-calories-burned-per-minute-3887138 It is dependent on how much you weigh. The second thing is that it is only NET calorie burn that counts you would be using some calories anyway say 100 an hour (or more) as it is…

There are a lot of mechanisms that mean a calorie deficit goes down after several months of a diet. Of course one weighs less so one uses fewer calories lugging less weight around There is quite a bit of research that shows that someone expends (significantly) fewer calories after weight loss compared to a twin that weighs…

Scales report a far higher degree of accuracy than they actually are. Even if they reprt to 0.1kg or 0.1lb, they are NOT that accurate. At a 99.75% accuracy, (which is high) that is still +/- 0.25 kg on a 100kg that is on the "same" weight the higest reading will be 0.5 kg (about 1 pound) higher than the lowest and there…

If you can - stand up more and work walking into your daily routine. Standing burns an extra 50 calories an hour - not a lot but over 5 pounds a year if done for an hour every day for a year. Stand up when making a phone call. Stand more at home e.g. for a while when watching TV. Consider meetings where everyone stands! It…

I think in part sugar is an "addiction" because it stimulates the reward centre of the brain - just as drugs do and it is easy to binge on it. Like overdoing say alcohol it can also have negative consequences. It is of course massively important that food is rewarding and are "addicted" to it otherwise we wouldn't eat and…

Some interesting literature studies. A meta-study covering over 300,000 people in the original studies concludes no association between sat fat and an increase in cardiovascular diseases. http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.short A study looking at France and Finland which both have similar…

To answer some of the points above. 1. People will just buy 2 portions if they are made smaller/less calorific. There is evidence that this is not how people behave. We are talking small decreases of say 10% or less. We do not have exact "calorimeters" in our body. Most will buy their big Mac or ready meal and be just as…

Perhaps surprisingly this isn't how (most) people behave. Give people a meal with slightly fewer calories but otherwise the same they will be just as satisfied. Equally people will happily eat up stale popcorn while watching a film if that is what they are given.

I think some in this thread are underestimating how sneaky the body is! No-one should be maintaining weight loss in a time of food plenty if the body was doing its job properly. It is clear that after a period of food shortage (or dieting as we call it), bodies are designed to regain those fat reserves. After all another…

I think the bigger concern is that the governments of all descriptions don't deal firmly enough with the food industry and we are not talking legislation but backsliding from the food industry in agreements they have signed with the government. They are a powerful lobby and they want to protect their profits which is…

Sorry trying again pressed the wrong button! I am shocked, surprised and somewhat disappointed at the level of vitriol directed at this proposal on a forum about dieting, health and fitness. It is voluntary - that means food manufacturers do not have to do it! They can still sell their mega calorie loaded extravaganza if…

I am shocked, surprised and rather disappointed with the level of vitriol over ths

Firstly it is VOLUNTARY for the food industry. A similar move for reducing salt in ready meals etc. in the UK has proved successful, reduced the amount of salt people eat and is estimated to have saved many thousands of lives. I think if you see people falling off a cliff then you construct a fence - as well as educating…

1. A recent study showed that fitness trackers overestimated calories burned by 20% to 90% http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/7/2/3 2. The extra calories buned are what count.. So if you were assuming your calorie expenditure was 2400 a day without walking then the extra is at least 100 less for each hour of walking as you…

"I don't really want to lose too much more weight, but maybe I need to do that to lower my belly fat." If you are normal BMI Is not the best thing to do first to get your metabolic markers measured - blood pressure, hdl/ldl cholestrol, blood sugar levels etc and if these are not good/very good/perfect depending on your and…

There is a good analysis of this on the NHS choices website at http://www.nhs.uk/news/2017/08August/Pages/Fat-but-fit-people-may-still-be-at-risk-of-heart-disease.aspx which is often a good place to look for a sober analysis of medical stories in the (British) media As if says the message is really the other way around -…

There are several problems from sugar 1. The sweet taste of sugar seems to promote a dopamine/reward response as do the tastes etc. of other types of food. But fructose (half of table sugar - sucrose) does not "turn off" this reward response as it doesn't trigger an insulin response or as far as I am aware any of the other…

I strongly support this sugar tax. There is obviously a debate about sugar. But currently people pay a "sugar tax" in the multi-million pound profits of the soft drinks industry. I am persuaded by what some of what Gary Taubes and Robert Lustig and others say if not all. It seems that fructose and therefore half of "sugar"…