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Actually, a pound of fat contains between 3,436-3,752 calories (Wishnofsky, e.t, al. 1958). This is the study that everyone bases the 500-1000 calorie reduction from which is flawed. Simply removing 500-1000 calories from the diet does not mean that the body will only burn fat because of that reduction. There are many…
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The 500-1000 kcals become arbitrary because weight loss is not linear due to metabolic adaptation. I agree that the 10% of protein is likely too low for some as far as protein. The term "acceptable" is not mine. It comes from the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institutes of Medicine who established the "Acceptable…
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These are the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institutes of Medicine (IOM).
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I am very familiar with the different methods and formulas to calculate TDEE. Weight loss is not linear because of metabolic adaptation. That is why the 500 kcals/day is too generic and does not necessarily equal 1 lb lost. Especially, after some weight has been lost.
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Maybe for BMR, but not when you consider the activity factor and look at the actual recommended daily caloric need. MFP bases their model on the 3500 kcals = 1 lb so just add or subtract 500 or 1000 per day to make a 1 or 2 pound difference each week. This was based on some research that is not very translational to…
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I'm at UNLV. There are several labs researching wearable technologies.
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We have done research on wearable tech in our lab. Unfortunately, none are very accurate at all. Also, the calorie recommendations on MyFitness Pal are often not very appropriate either. They arbitrarily use 500 or 1000 calories a day plus/minus based on your weight goals which will often provide a number that is not…
