> How we measure the calorific value of food doesn't seem to give us the number of calories a body can extract from food Of course not but if we stick to the m

> How we measure the calorific value of food doesn't seem to give us the number of calories a body can extract from food Of course not but if we stick to the maximum we still can use this value to calculate our intake when we try to lose weight. If the body extracts fewer calories, even better for the weight loss. I'm not talking about people who need to optimize a few % body-fat; I'm talking about BMI > 30. > Statements like this are an effort to help fat people to lose weight by creating treatments that work rather than just yelling judgemental but useless advice at them Why is "eat less" judgmental? If somebody wants to stop smoking, would you consider "stop smoking" judgmental?