Most notably, he is a champion of trying to convince people that the calories in,
calories out theory of diet is bogus.
We've all heard the Calories In,
Calories Out theory.
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.
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.
Turns
out the negative
calorie theory is a myth.
So the
calories in and
out theory is only partially true but has many variables not accounted for.
Consider the Caloric Reduction as Primary (CRaP)
theory, also known as
calories in
calories out.
We've all been taught the «
calories in vs.
calories out»
theory for weight loss.
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».
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.
I have long thought that the «black box»
theory of
calories in,
calories out doesn't make much sense in the real world.
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.
I suspected things were not as black and white as the «
calories in,
calories out»
theory.
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.
Ever wondered why the old «
calories in,
calories out»
theory works for many people in the short term but not the long term?