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This, unfortunately, is not true. Unfortunate cause I think great things would happen if it were that easy. It's also super simple to understand, which is at le
by asafira 10y ago
This, unfortunately, is not true. Unfortunate cause I think great things would happen if it were that easy. It's also super simple to understand, which is at least part of why people cling to it so tightly.
There is a huge amount of scientific literature (see summaries by Gary taubes, for example) that show that calorie counting is not the whole picture when it comes to health or obesity. It's also definitely not a golden rule.
- arkh 10y agoI'd really like to see people who eat less than what they use for the day every day and still gain body weight.
- asafira 10y agoI am not sure if you are being sarcastic, but here is one reference: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-you-fat-too-many-calories-or-the-wrong-carbohydrates/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-you-fa...
- arkh 10y agoReference which is about a future study. Do you have a link to its results?
- asafira 10y agoHey, sorry I do not, but it was the first thing I saw with Gary Taubes' name on it so I figured it would probably be good. He has a few books out, and other articles online, that I recommend looking up (that does, in fact, have examples of studies that indicate that factors other than calories play a very important role in weight control)