I used to be firmly in the CICO camp, with the whole 1st law of thermodynamics as a sane argument. But I've recently changed my views on this. If you think abou

I used to be firmly in the CICO camp, with the whole 1st law of thermodynamics as a sane argument. But I've recently changed my views on this. If you think about it, the human body doesn't have a 'calorie sensor'. All it has are nutrient sensors, and cells metabolize nutrients depending on the current metabolic environment, which includes proteins and hormones for example.