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Yes, in this very thread. Here are a few comments just from the first few pages... "Because they want to believe it's not that simple." "People often want a quick fix, are impatient and lazy, and don't want to put in the work in." "Because work (exercise) and reducing calories ("denying" oneself) are foreign/unpopular…
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This should get you started: Based on data from Cohen E, et al. Statistical review of US macronutrient consumption data, 1965– 2011: Americans have been following dietary guidelines, coincident with the rise in obesity. Nutrition. 2015 May; 31( 5): 727– 732. Fildes A, et al. Probability of an obese person attaining normal…
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Because, as I previously posted, the significant flaw in that thinking is that physics is not physiology. Thermodynamics has minimal relevance to human biology. The human body is not, in fact, a closed or isolated system. The body can use input calories for any of a number of possible outputs--heat production, bone…
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Lol, not only can I tell you what CICO means, I can tell you how the idea was developed and who first coined the phrase. CICO refers to the concept of "Calories In Calories Out." Meaning that if Calories Out remains stable over time, then reducing Calories In should produce weight loss. The basis for this thinking is the…
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It is my understanding that since this question was posted in the "Debate" thread, that this is a debate, so there's no reason to become upset simply because I do not happen to agree with the OP and other posters, that weight loss is all about CICO. The question posed was, in fact, "Why Do People Deny CICO?" Several…
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The biggest problem with CICO is that it doesn't work. Despite admonitions from doctors, nutritionists, and public health officials since 1975 to eat less and move more, obesity has actually tripled. CICO says it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you eat the correct number of calories for your activity level. This…
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CICO is a catchy idea, and it's easy for most people to grasp. Plus it's entertaining (for some) to shame dieters with the accusation that if they'd only eat less and move more they'd be successful. The fact is, however, that CICO is an antiquated and simplistic idea that isn't based on science. The body doesn't deal in…
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Fascinating article discussing why the body is less interested in the simplistic formula of CICO, and more interested in insulin levels than some of us might imagine... "Why The First Law of Thermodynamics is Utterly Irrelevant." https://idmprogram.com/first-law-thermodynamics-irrelevant/
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I’m late to the party but I’m in! Start weight 272. Onward and Downward. :)
