The calorie theory of obesity has been perhaps one of the greatest failures in the history of medicine.
In this episode, Jonathan Bailor, author of The Calorie Myth breaks down the problems with
the calorie theory of weight loss.
«Most of the sports supplements are designed to produce benefits centered on control of body composition and energy,» says A. Scott Connelly, founder of Met - Rx Engineered Nutrition, now headquartered in Bohemia, N.Y. «People are realizing that the simple
calorie theory of body fat control is hopelessly inadequate.
Not exact matches
The
theory behind zero
calorie or negative
calorie foods is that they contain such a scant amount
of calories that the energy you expend eating them cancels out their
calories.
This might be smart in
theory, since most adults are guilty
of eating too many
calories and a ton
of unhealthy fat (potato chips anyone?).
An oft - repeated weight - loss tip is to establish a pattern
of eating and not deviate from that (
theory: this helps count
calories and leave little room for error and / or cheating).
One
theory has been that
calorie restriction slows age - related degeneration and enables more efficient tissue function by influencing the integrity and activity
of adult stem cells, the precursor cells that dwell within specific tissues and give rise to the diversity
of cell types that compose that tissue.
The latter finding led Masoro to propose in 1998 a new
theory for how
calorie restriction extends life: As a mild form
of stress, it might prime animals to cope more effectively with intense stresses, such as exposure to heat or toxins — and as - yet - unspecified damaging agents that contribute to aging.
This might be a tough pill to swallow for some, but the notion that burning 3,500
calories will shed a pound
of fat might be true in
theory but isn't always true in practice.
Anyone who is already healthy and using the aforementioned simplistic
theory of «
calories in vs
calories out» is pretty sure to gradually lower their weight in the long - term.
While the
theory that bulk takes a ton
of the right type
of calories, and male hormone testosterone, remains true for mesomorphs, you are more likely than other body types to brawn up.
Sleep expert Michael Breus, PhD, author
of the upcoming book The Power
of When, has a
theory: «Night owls might genetically be programmed with a higher metabolic rate that makes up for eating high - fat, high -
calorie foods.»
I reviewed the balance
of evidence in Nuts and Obesity: The Weight
of Evidence, and introduced two
theories in Solving the Mystery
of the Missing
Calories — both
of which were not well supported by a study on peanut butter, which I detailed in Testing the Pistachio Principle.
This is the
theory of fat availability — As body fat levels decrease so does your ability to handle a large
calorie deficit.
Most people forget about the
Theory of fat Availability when they design a diet, so they decrease the amount
of calories a person consumes as they get leaner.
In this interesting study from the European Journal
of Clinical Nutrition [2], low to moderate amounts
of MCT oils (15 - 30 g per day) were found to enhance daily
calorie burning, which could in
theory help burn more fat.
This would indirectly support the opposite
of the above mentioned
theory, namely, that soda
calories aren't compensated for.
Because
of this, and the fact that Paleolithic peoples or their modern equivalents did / do not suffer from heart disease, Cordain and Eaton espouse the
theory that Paleolithic peoples consumed most
of their fat
calories from monounsaturated and polyunsaturated sources and not saturated fats.
Besides the appetite and hormonal dysregulation from excess exercise that promotes sugar cravings and fat storage, the compensation
theory suggests that you get lazier and eat more
calories over the course
of the day as a consequence
of your workout.
What your body doesn't either burn or store as fat, it passes, so the
theory of calories vs burn is a fallacy.
There are many adherents to the
Calories In /
Calories Out (CICO)
theory that constantly bleat about «It all comes down to the First Law
of Thermodynamics».
The
theory of «
calorie density» is that keeping your
calories per ounce below 25 should cause weight loss.
There has been a lot
of research and other
theories developed that challenge the whole
calorie notion over the last 10 years... Read More»
Try Reverse Dieting — the
theory is that when you reach the plateau, you need to increase the number
of calories, so you revitalize your metabolism.
1) VALUES Conventional
calories - in -
calories - out programs are rooted in the fifty - year - old
theory that weight gain is caused by a lack
of willpower.
One
theory is that food cravings develop in response to deficiencies
of certain nutrients or overall food energy (
calories).
I have long thought that the «black box»
theory of calories in,
calories out doesn't make much sense in the real world.
The great thing about this
theory is that it explains the lack
of consistent results or guidelines we see with things like how much protein or
calories we need to build muscle.
A study published in The British Journal
of Nutrition debunks this
theory, however, and found that
calorie reduction, and not meal frequency, accounts for weight loss.
Most notably, he is a champion
of trying to convince people that the
calories in,
calories out
theory of diet is bogus.
My friend Robyn Openshaw's new book, Vibe, explains why Einstein's and Tesla's
theories show that
calories aren't a good assessment
of energies.
«The
theory is that people tend to eat the same amount or volume
of food each day, regardless
of how many
calories they take in.
The
theory behind no -
calorie foods is that they contain such a scant amount
of calories that the energy you expend eating them cancels out their
calories.
It also makes me think
of how the
calorie theory has been proven by similar kinds
of studies in which diet is totally controlled.
Calorie theory would suggest that sleep deprivation leads to «moving more» and lower likelihood
of obesity.
I have not read any
of Jillian Michaels» books, but it is obvious from the interview that she is still hung up on the
calories - in /
calories - out
theory of weight loss.
The reductionistic
calorie theory ignores or marginalizes stuff like the impact
of sleep, sun, gut bacteria, hormones, metabolism, free radicals, inflammation, and lipid pwroxidafion.
The Hormone
Theory of Fat Mass Regulation (often called the carbohydrate - insulin theory of obesity) suggests that calories are not what dictate fat mass, it is the hormones in your body, mainly insulin, that predic
Theory of Fat Mass Regulation (often called the carbohydrate - insulin
theory of obesity) suggests that calories are not what dictate fat mass, it is the hormones in your body, mainly insulin, that predic
theory of obesity) suggests that
calories are not what dictate fat mass, it is the hormones in your body, mainly insulin, that predicts it.
Therefore reducing daily calorific intake by five hundred
calories should in
theory lead to around one pound
of fat loss per week.
I personally am in the middle
of calorie theory and the quality
of calories theory.
The
theory is that the HCG triggers the burn - off
of stored fat, and allows for weight loss without the normal side effects
of a low -
calorie diet, such as hunger, irritability, headaches, weakness, reduced muscle mass, or reduced metabolism.
This leads to a far more complete
theory of obesity that takes all these factors into account instead
of merely the carbohydrate or
calorie content
of foods.
This is the Hormonal Obesity
Theory, as opposed to the Caloric
Theory, which holds that excess
calories is the cause
of obesity.
While they may in
theory behave similarly in terms
of fuel and body mass,
calories behave differently depending on whether they come from protein, fat or carbohydrates.
The
theory is that you can lose weight by eating lots
of these negative -
calorie foods.
[return][return] Hyman's basic
theory is this: Americans are obese because
of widespread misinformation about diets (especially low fat and low
calorie diets) and how our DNA is programmed to gain weight.
He was adamant that the scientific
theory behind the definition
of a
calorie (the energy needed to... Read More >