You forgot to mention another factor... and that is the tendency for folks on low - fat diets to significantly
underestimate calories consumed.
People often
underestimate the calories they consume.
Yup, in addition to
underestimating the calories we consume, we also overestimate the calories we burn.
Not exact matches
It seems to me that the people I know
underestimate the number of
calories consumed and over estimate
calories burned.
«People generally
underestimate the number of
calories in the foods and beverages they
consume,» said Sara Bleich, PhD, assistant professor with the Bloomberg School's Department of Health Policy and Management.
I find that a majority of skinny dudes overestimate the number of
calories they
consume (and conversely, a lot of overweight people
UNDERestimate how many
calories they
consume).
I will add a caveat here — many of the fitness apps I have seen grossly
underestimate the amount of
calories you
consume, so please don't go by that alone.
To better understand if this trend to overweight could stem in part from chronically
underestimating calorie intake, I've been checking out
calorie counts of commonly
consumed meals.
Some people
underestimate the quantity of food they
consume (like thinking you ate 1 serving when you really ate 3 or 4), while others
underestimate the amount of
calories it contained (like thinking a meal was 500
calories when it was really 1000).
In reality, she's miscalculating,
underestimating and / or under - reporting her
calorie intake and is
consuming more than the 800 or whatever
calories she claims to be.
Eyeballing portions often results in
underestimating the amount of
calories you
consume, and overestimating portion sizes.