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How do these things affect weight? Thermic effect of food, for instance, seems to be the phenomenon where the metabolism increases after a meal. Metabolism is
by philwelch 5y ago
How do these things affect weight?
Thermic effect of food, for instance, seems to be the phenomenon where the metabolism increases after a meal. Metabolism is calories-out. So thermic effect of food isn't a refutation of CICO, just a complication. CICO is still the primary mechanism of weight control.
The main actual counterexample to CICO is water retention.
- flurie 5y agoIs it? If a body is retaining additional water and absolutely nothing else, it can be the result of consistent changes in external temperature, a lack of micronutrients, or a result of illness. In the absence of these, the amount of water in the body remains quite consistent. I'm not talking about water that comes with glycogen as part of an unexpected calorie surplus, because that is not permanent. You are correct that water weight can cause spikes in weight measurement, but this is just a contributor to weight as a noisy measurement, not an example that it is not helpful.
- philwelch 5y agoI agree with you that it isn't a significant or important factor in most cases, but it is technically a counterexample, and is probably the most significant or relevant counterexample.