Not exact matches
Volunteers in the
study who had a history of migraines experienced a significant
reduction in the number of migraines they normally experienced in a month after using a technique known as
caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS).
In the
study, the impact of dieting was simulated by reducing the mice's
caloric intake by 20 to 30 percent — roughly equivalent to the
caloric reduction of a typical human dieter.
Like the athletes in the
study discussed above, I reduce my
caloric intake to about 75 % of my TDEE and, like them, immediately start seeing
reductions in fat without any noticeable muscle loss.
In this
study, both the
reduction in
caloric intake and magnitude of weight loss at 6 mo in the subjects who consumed a 25 % protein diet were significantly greater than the values observed in subjects who consumed a 12 % protein diet (10).
In the classic
studies of
caloric reduction the result was a significantly lowered metabolic rate or Total Energy Expenditure (TEE).
Studies have shown «that a lifetime regimen of restriction in total food or
caloric intake resulted in a remarkable increase in the length of life and a
reduction in incidence of several debilitating and life - shortening diseases,» reports Ross boldly.15 Unfortunately, the «benefits» of calorie - restriction only accrue when rats are given severely calorie - restricted diets immediately after weaning.
Of course, both these
studies fit in perfectly with the hormonal view of obesity and reinforces once again the futility of following the
Caloric Reduction as Primary approach.
«This retrospective analysis of patients from a private clinic adhering to a high - fat, low carbohydrate, adequate protein diet [the Rosedale diet] demonstrated
reductions in critical metabolic mediators including insulin, leptin, glucose, triglycerides, and free T3... Patients in this
study demonstrated a similar directional impact on the measured parameters when compared to
studies using more established models of longevity such as
caloric restriction.»
Several
studies confirm that there is a spontaneous
reduction in
caloric intake when carbohydrate intake only is restricted to 5 — 10 % of
caloric intake (24).