Re: Weight Loss Facts

Convicted neighbor Jeff wrote:
> <ehgotmkwnxus@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK.
> > You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been
> > popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more
> > overweight as each year passes. This fact alone should tell you that
> > eating a purely low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight.
>
> True. You actually have to eat of the low-fat part of the menu.
>
> And, here is the key: You have to eat appropriate portions so that you eat
> the same number of calories that use or less.

Here's the problem with your suggested approach:

There is no reliable practical way to measure calories at either end.

The vast majority of folks don't have a bomb calorimeter.

The vast majority of folks don't have access to real time continuous
VO2 monitoring.

Thankfully, there is a better approach:

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.m...5dcf43b835714d

In the Holy Spirit,

Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
http://EmoryCardiology.com

> > Low Calorie Diets DON'T WORK.
>
> If you stay one a low-calorie diet, one that is lower than the number of
> calories that you use, then it will work.
>
> Don't forget to add excercise.
>
> The bottom line is that if you use more calories than you eat, you will lose
> weight.
>
> Jeff