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I won't tell you that you're wrong. I can't prove what I'm about to suggest. But I want to suggest it as a possibility as to why you shouldn't say what you jus
by bvinc 9y ago
I won't tell you that you're wrong. I can't prove what I'm about to suggest. But I want to suggest it as a possibility as to why you shouldn't say what you just said so confidently.
Imagine if certain foods caused the body or brain, through a very complicated process, in the long term, to hold on to calories and store fat. This would end up making people feel very low energy and have strong cravings to eat more.
And the counter to this would be that if you ate the correct foods, your body or brain's long term energy balance will function properly and not hold on to calories, feel energetic, burn excess fat, and not feel very hungry.
From the outside point of view, you could just look at the calories in and out and say that it's obviously the most important factor of weight loss. You could just blame the person for eating too much and moving too little. But if what I described is actually happening, then that wouldn't be good advice because that's not the root cause of the problem.
What I suggested is very possible and has not been ruled out by science.
- ravitation 9y agoThere are many hypotheticals that have not been ruled out by science... The existence of a flying spaghetti monster that created the universe after drinking heavily, for example... There are many things that complicate simple calorie counting, and things one can take advantage of. Liquid calories don't make you feel full in the same way solid calories do, high fiber foods make you feel more full, drinking lots of water can keep you feeling full without eating many calories... But, if you want to lose weight, running a caloric deficit is required...
- bvinc 9y agoI really don't feel like you understood what I was saying. I'm wasn't coming up with anything crazy. I presented a broad category of how long term weight management might be affected by food types. There are many different acceptable theories that are accepted any many mainstream scientists:. Insulin causing fat storage, or sugar blocking the brain's ability to see leptin. But the specifics don't matter. If you're willing to accept that such a model is possible, then that means that recommending a calorie deficit, even though it's required for weight loss, might be really bad advice. If you tell someone to eat less food, and they keep eating the types of food that cause their bodies to store fat, you might be setting them up for failure.
- ravitation 9y agoBut if they eat less calories than they burn... They will lose weight...