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That is a major component. However, not the whole picture. If I told you my maintenance was 2,000 calories, and I ate 2,000 calories then ate 100 calories of pure glucose - what would you say happens to that glucose? You'd probably tell me it turns to fat, right? That's not true though. Excess carbs rarely get converted to…

Exactly! People are rather ignorant when it comes to body composition. Is she really trying to tell me that our bodies will look at the molecular structures of glucose from cheesecake different from how it sees the glucose in a strawberry? Our bodies don't care where the glucose came from when it comes to body composition:…

Here's a fun quote said by Dr. Eames @ 1:48 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYlIcXynwE): "Your storage sites for carbohydrates are limited, and we've got unlimited storage places for fat, so the body just ends up converting the carbohydrate to fat." 1) Not true if you eat at a caloric deficit, doc. 2) Did we just skip the…

Stopped watching after reading the description: "The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight." Scientific research does not support that notion. Low carb is superior in WEIGHT loss (not FAT loss) in the first 1-2 months of dieting. The vast majority of long-term research (6-12+ months) that compare diets show…

His ideas regarding the *practical application* of proper nutrition in its effects of insulin are relevant to a very small minority of the population; specifically those who are diabetic or insulin resistant/chronically raised levels of insulin. He does a poor job at making that fact clear. He makes it sound like everyone…

The second half is arguably the worst part. Everything he says after mentioning "Gary Taubes" can pretty much be ignored. Any time he mentions insulin, just turn on "ignore mode" in your brain.

That woman is wrong, assuming you aren't insulin resistant. Re-calculate maintenance and subsequently re-calculate your deficit. Balance macros accordingly, specifically making sure you get in enough protein, and train hard (weight training 3-5x per week, cardio where you can fit it in). Reducing sugar by itself is not the…

People without any clinical issues like insulin resistance get fat because they eat too many calories. Why do you believe they get fat?

Terribly wrong in regards to its explanation of insulin. Take that entire section of the movie with a tub of salt.

Also completely wrong in regards to its synopsis of insulin, which is arguably the main point it tries to make. It's good when it shows you can eat McDonald's and not get fat so long as calories are moderated, but then it turns to an insulin-phobic tone, and that's when it becomes wrong.

It's so wrong I don't even know where to start. I don't even feel like attacking this one because it's too much to type out. He's wrong. That's all you need to know.

How do define "be in shape" then? You can eat cheesecake all day, moderate calories, and exercise. Your blood sugar levels will be fine, cholesterol fine, weight fine. Is that "in shape" to you? How do you define "be in shape"?

Too bad Jamie Eason is wrong and probably lacks a basic concept of nutrition. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-energy-balance-equation.html

Whatever you prefer. It's really up to you.

Carnivores only eat meat. You're an omnivore if you eat any vegetation.

As long as you are in a caloric deficit, eating ample protein, and focusing your diet on micronutrient-dense foods, then no, you should not worry.

I never said carbs are just carbs. I said glucose is glucose, fructose if fructose, etc. The differences between complex and simple carbs, however, are drastically overestimated in regards to body composition. In regards to body composition and fat loss, it really does not matter whether you eat simple or complex carbs.

1) Set calories to proper deficit (10 - 20% below caloric maintenance). 2) Set protein to 1g per per pound lean body mass. 3) Don't worry about the rest. If you're eating veggies and fruit, then stop worrying about sugar. It won't hinder fat loss one bit unless you're insulin resistant, which you would probably know if you…

Actually, the type of carb you eat really doesn't matter. Whether it's a simple carb, complex carb, starchy, whatever: it all has the same fate assuming it is the same type of carbohydrate (glucose vs. fructose vs. galactose, etc.). The only difference is the speed in which it reaches that destination, but the overall NET…

OP - 1) Set your caloric deficit at 10 - 20% below maintenance. 2) Aim for 1g protein per pound lean body mass. 3) Fill in the rest of your calories with whatever you want, preferably a good mixture of fats and carbs for general health purposes. That's it. Forget ratios.

What? That's completely false unless you are insulin resistant, which a very small portion of the population is. Your statement implies that someone with a 2,000 calorie maintenance eating 1,400 calories for a 600 calorie deficit would be hindered in losing weight if 50% of their calories were from carbs, which implies…

There's no separate category of protein shakes for girls. Your bodies will interpret protein shakes the same way guys' bodies do. Find one that is affordable, tastes good, and fits into your daily calories/macronutrients.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/a-primer-on-dietary-fats-part-1.html http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/a-primer-on-dietary-fats-part-2.html 10 minute read, and you'll be a pro on dietary fat. Well worth the read.

Also - that personal trainer has a strong misunderstanding of cortisol. Elevations in cortisol are not always bad - the duration + intensity of its elevation along with frequency of duration is what matters. Even if coffee elevates it, that does NOT immediately imply that it has any significant effect on weight gain/loss.…

No, coffee absolutely does not hinder weight loss.

Actually in terms of leaning out, your body doesn't care whether you eat simple carbs or complex carbs: their final destination is the same, it's just the matter of speed in which it arrives.

I'd suggest adding what those minimal requirements are, especially for protein, being ~1g per pound LBM for those who are physically active! Dietary fat having a more general "guideline" of .5g+ per pound LBM.

No food or macronutrients = belly fat. Excess calories = fat. Deficit in calories = fat LOSS. Period.

Actually it really, really doesn't matter at all. The differences between things like whey and casein are only stressed by supplement companies. In terms of practical applications, the differences just don't exist. Rates of protein synthesis were pretty much equal between casein and whey post-exercise in an ACTUAL study I…

Going for the "sear it into their brains" approach.