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No.. calorie counting does work. People are lazy and do not

Posted on: July 27, 2020 at 12:48:50 CT

TigerMatt STL

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measure out the ingredients to get an accurate count.

Most people underestimate by 10-20%. Those who believe they have a broken metabolism have been found to underestimate by as much as 50%.

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Obesitydemic - Ace AU - 7/27 12:30:32

Boris got corrupted in the blink of an eye...nm - tigertix MU - 7/27 12:46:43

Government intervention has been the CAUSE of the obesity - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:32:33

I thought eating high calories caused obesity - Ace AU - 7/27 12:34:24

Yes.. but how did the federal gummint impact caloric intake - Spanky KU - 7/27 12:50:47

JeffB said it was high fat, low carb - Ace AU - 7/27 12:53:00

My contention is that the government pushed the low fat, - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:02:18

people are obese based on intake - Ace AU - 7/27 13:03:09

Meat is low calorie, Carbs are sugar(nm) - Spanky KU - 7/27 13:15:57

I wouldn't go that far. Meat is mostly protein and fats. Per - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:23:03

Especially chicken breast. Grill it with some seasoning. - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:19:09

Read the book. If interested, I'll send you some excerpts. - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:11:28

People have sedentary jobs. Muscle mass is one of the - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:55:31

The studies he describes in his book show there are big - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:10:34

You can always gain fat if you are exercising. It is - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:16:31

Yes, you do not have a problem with insulin resistance. Most - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:28:18

All excuses. Insulin resistance, slow metabolism, blah blah - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 13:35:27

Yes, poor dietary choices are the cause of insulin resistanc - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:46:18

Study after study has shown 'Eat less & move move' does not - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:44:56

No.. calorie counting does work. People are lazy and do not - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:48:50

They have had multiple studies where people cut calories and - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:54:22

Weight =/= fat. Muscle, bone, organs, connective tissue, - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:59:20

True. But there are people who exercised for like a couple - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:15:28

your word was "cause" In fact, you capitalized the word - Ace AU - 7/27 12:47:17

Pushing the high fat, low carb diet was indeed the cause of - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:50:16

Fats do not make you fat. Overconsumption of calories - TigerMatt STL - 7/27 12:52:19

over-eating, eating processed foods - Ace AU - 7/27 12:51:41

I'm not ignoring leptin, but it is not the key hormone in - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:57:09

That isn't the current thinking - Ace AU - 7/27 12:58:46

I would ask you to please expound. Maybe tomorrow. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 7/27 13:29:24

Bob Dole helped ADM with the food pyramid IIRC - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/27 12:33:56

Sen. George McGovern was the original mover on that, at the - JeffB MU

- 7/27 12:48:20

agreed. To date (as far as I know) there has never been - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/27 12:52:07