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Nutritional knowledge in the last 20 years hasn't resulted in much difference in outcomes. Folks are still too fat. There's been no breakthrough. People can lo

by angdis 11y ago

Nutritional knowledge in the last 20 years hasn't resulted in much difference in outcomes. Folks are still too fat. There's been no breakthrough. People can lose weight and achieve goals using a wide variety of dietary programs (or none at all, if you throw in exercise). If the hacker diet works for somebody, that's great. If not, they're plenty of other stuff to try.

rb2k_ 11y ago
At least these days the updated food pyramids doesn't suggest stuffing yourself with grains but balance it a bit more. That being said, people still will.
rimantas 11y ago
If you have a big calories surplus it will take a looooot of exercise to lose weight.
- angdis 11y ago
  But it WILL work, and in most cases, it doesn't take much exercise to see results. The point is there's a lot of ways to lose weight and there's no "best way" that works for everyone.
  - dylanjermiah 11y ago
    >"The point is there's a lot of ways to lose weight and there's no "best way" that works for everyone." Incorrect. Eating at a consistent caloric deficit over a significant period of time will result in weight loss [1]. Any diet which incorporates that will 'work', different strategies of adhering to the deficit will allow different people to be consistent, which is the key to prolonged weight loss. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_law_of_thermodynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_law_of_thermodynamics and it in practice http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/
    - angdis 11y ago
      Let's not get pedantic here, mr spock. Of course you need a caloric deficit, and yes, if you do start walking/exercising for an hour a day and follow that up with a few big macs and chocolate shake you'll gain weight. In reality, if people introduce exercise and keep their diets roughly constant, THEY LOOSE WEIGHT.
      - dylanjermiah 11y ago
        The fundamental basics of weight loss are most certainly not 'pedantic'. I've personally guided ~25 or so individuals and I can tell you from anecdotal experience that their diets are most certainly not constant. I'd find it odd if they ate the exact same amount of calories every day, on accident.
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dylanjermiah 11y ago
This is not an intelligent approach in my opinion. Every diet which involves a caloric deficit over a prolonged period of time will result in weight loss.

by angdis 11y ago

rb2k_ 11y ago

At least these days the updated food pyramids doesn't suggest stuffing yourself with grains but balance it a bit more. That being said, people still will.

rimantas 11y ago

If you have a big calories surplus it will take a looooot of exercise to lose weight.

angdis 11y ago
But it WILL work, and in most cases, it doesn't take much exercise to see results. The point is there's a lot of ways to lose weight and there's no "best way" that works for everyone.
- dylanjermiah 11y ago
  >"The point is there's a lot of ways to lose weight and there's no "best way" that works for everyone." Incorrect. Eating at a consistent caloric deficit over a significant period of time will result in weight loss [1]. Any diet which incorporates that will 'work', different strategies of adhering to the deficit will allow different people to be consistent, which is the key to prolonged weight loss. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_law_of_thermodynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_law_of_thermodynamics and it in practice http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763382/
  - angdis 11y ago
    Let's not get pedantic here, mr spock. Of course you need a caloric deficit, and yes, if you do start walking/exercising for an hour a day and follow that up with a few big macs and chocolate shake you'll gain weight. In reality, if people introduce exercise and keep their diets roughly constant, THEY LOOSE WEIGHT.
    - dylanjermiah 11y ago
      The fundamental basics of weight loss are most certainly not 'pedantic'. I've personally guided ~25 or so individuals and I can tell you from anecdotal experience that their diets are most certainly not constant. I'd find it odd if they ate the exact same amount of calories every day, on accident.
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dylanjermiah 11y ago

This is not an intelligent approach in my opinion. Every diet which involves a caloric deficit over a prolonged period of time will result in weight loss.