Weighing the Facts About Eating and Weight

Conclusion: “Small changes in calorie intake or calorie-burning do not build up over a long period of time to effect large changes. In fact, individual body mass changes alter the body’s calorie requirements”; Challenge: “Small changes do lead to some gains, but you have to keep adding new changes to see further gains.” Conclusion: Compared to realistic weight goals, “more ambitions goals sometimes produce better results”; Challenge: “Ambitious goals may result in greater losses, but, in turn, they result in quicker and larger regain.” Conclusion: “Studies show larger initial weight loss is likely to produce lower body weight at the end of a long-term follow up”; Challenge: “Ambitious goals may result in greater losses, but, in turn, they result in quicker and larger regain.” Alphin reminds us that “eating is a very personal, intimate act that addresses not only our physiological, but our psychological needs as well.” She points out that facts often get distorted so that they’re no longer true. The diet and food industries are notorious for such distortions, that is, taking a kernel of truth and bending it into fiction.  So, what’s a conscientious person who wants to be well informed to do? The key is to use your critical thinking skills. Recognize that we’re still in the infancy of learning all there is to know scientifically about eating and weight. Sure, it seems as if research is moving rapidly along...
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