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I think they are saying the caloric intake was measured, but they didn’t distinguish between what kind of food the calories were coming from: > The participant
by burlesona 4y ago
I think they are saying the caloric intake was measured, but they didn’t distinguish between what kind of food the calories were coming from:
> The participants were monitored for two weeks. Their food intake was measured with an isotope-based technique called the doubly-labeled water method, which assesses energy expenditure based on the difference between the turnover rates of hydrogen and oxygen in body water as a function of carbon dioxide production. Their physical activity was measured using an accelerometry-based motion detector.
Also regarding the specific food choices:
> The team is now expanding its research, including studies that include these measures. They also plan to look at genetic differences between normal weight and healthy underweight individuals. Preliminary analysis suggests single nucleotide polymorphisms in certain genes that might play a role.
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- _aavaa_ 4y agoI don't see how that has any impact on my point. title: "People with low BMI aren't more active, *they are just less hungry*, 'run hotter'" quotation: "they didn't measure what the participants were actually eating or *their feelings of satiation or satiety*" The title is factually untrue. You can't claim that people with lower BMI "are just less hungry" if you don't measure how hungry they feel.
- phkahler 4y agoDepending what you eat, it's possible to basically eat all you want and still lose weight. One example is learning to love non-carb foods - eat all the antipasto salad and steak you like (expensive AF yes).
- lazide 4y agoWhich doesn’t refute the point the post you are replying to made at all.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago> One example is learning to love non-carb foods This could be true for some people, but not for everyone, which is where this research will lead. With all the love of science here why does no one think genetics matters when it comes to diet and health?
- burlesona 4y agoOK, I see what you mean. However I would interpret the fact that people consistently ate less as strongly implying that they were less hungry in the first place. While one individual might go around hungry, in general people don’t experience hunger if they don’t have to. I think if they had substituted “eat less” for “are less hungry” the title would be fair.
- jstanley 4y agoTitle says they are less hungry, researchers say they didn't measure feelings of satisfaction or satiety. I think that contradcits the title.