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• naasking 7y ago
  It doesn't change the fundamental principles though. Meal timing and composition can affect how your body burns those calories (resting metabolic rate, thermic effect of food, etc.), but they're relatively minor effects overall. At best, meal composition and timing can improve adherence, and that's a very important factor.
  • jjeaff 7y ago
    Minor effects that can have drastic effects over the long term. I have seen plenty of people wax about how metabolic variation in healthy people is only a few percentages. Well 2% is a HUGE difference. That means if two people eat exactly the same diet and same level of activity, assuming a 2000 calorie daily intake, the person with a 2% slower metabolism is going to be 40 lbs heavier over a 10 year period.
    • naasking 7y ago
      Metabolic rate is not static. That 2% difference would not persist beyond a short time frame. Both bodies would down regulate metabolism to roughly the same levels given the same caloric deficit over time. One might change faster than the other, but the differences aren't as significant over longer time frames as you imply.