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While I agree with the overall premise (it's very "duh"), there are some things worthy of more exploration: The people in this study really didn't lose all tha

While I agree with the overall premise (it's very "duh"), there are some things worthy of more exploration: The people in this study really didn't lose all that much weight. Do certain diets promote faster weight loss? Also, I find it ridiculously hard to believe that a study that uses obese people, who have trouble controlling their weight in the first place, can maintain a strict caloric deficit for two years. Additionally: It doesn't really say much about body fat % - does eating certain ratios promote muscle growth, yet fat loss? (this is a premise in the high protein diets)

electromagnetic 18y ago
"does eating certain ratios promote muscle growth, yet fat loss? (this is a premise in the high protein diets)" I think the key thing in extreme dieting is to ensure no loss of muscle. An obese person is going to have to take drastic measures to lose weight, and are highly susceptible to malnutrition (many times they're already malnourished due to poor diet to begin with) and cutting the amount of food you eat in half can be dangerous. The key problem with anorexia isn't that they have such low body fat (it's a problem, but it's unlikely to kill you) it's that they don't intake enough protein. Once there's a shortage, your body starts using muscle inside your body, and unfortunately there's a extremely highly protein dense half-pound of muscle we all know as a heart. What the Atkin's diet is great for is that if you drastically need to lose weight you can do it without causing serious and irreparable muscle damage and potentially heart damage. If you're wanting a long-term (as in 1 month or longer) change in diet then protein is key for exactly what you said. Most obese people are at high risk of things like hernias as most never built up the muscle in the abdominal wall and are literally a ticking time bomb.

electromagnetic 18y ago

"does eating certain ratios promote muscle growth, yet fat loss? (this is a premise in the high protein diets)" I think the key thing in extreme dieting is to ensure no loss of muscle. An obese person is going to have to take drastic measures to lose weight, and are highly susceptible to malnutrition (many times they're already malnourished due to poor diet to begin with) and cutting the amount of food you eat in half can be dangerous. The key problem with anorexia isn't that they have such low body fat (it's a problem, but it's unlikely to kill you) it's that they don't intake enough protein. Once there's a shortage, your body starts using muscle inside your body, and unfortunately there's a extremely highly protein dense half-pound of muscle we all know as a heart. What the Atkin's diet is great for is that if you drastically need to lose weight you can do it without causing serious and irreparable muscle damage and potentially heart damage. If you're wanting a long-term (as in 1 month or longer) change in diet then protein is key for exactly what you said. Most obese people are at high risk of things like hernias as most never built up the muscle in the abdominal wall and are literally a ticking time bomb.