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Uncovering the Atkins diet secret
In article , Bob in CT
wrote: On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:06:29 GMT, J Stutzmann wrote: Thermodynamics --- a law we can't live without! [grin] wrote in message news:slbWb.19977$032.64937@attbi_s53... In sci.med.nutrition tcomeau wrote: : Maybe the lesson to be learned is that calories really have little : bearing when it comes to weight gain or loss in humans. 1) Please learn to trim quotes 2) Have you somehow forgotten the laws of thermodynamics? It is quite simple: if energy in energy out, the body will gain mass. If energy out energy in, the body will lose mass. Let's say that eating fiber caries a certain amount of calories through your body so that you don't digest them. Then, while calories in might not change, eating more fiber would change the amount of calories out. These "laws" are based on ideal situations. For instance, "an object in motion tends to stay in motion" works great IN A VACUUM. It doesn't work nearly as well in atmosphere. People aren't closed systems. While these "laws" can help to describe what happens to people, they aren't 100% accurate. And they don't matter in the long run because people can't give everlasting microscopic attention to every bite for a lifetime. They have to develop an eating "cruise control" that they can use without negative calorie theories and this fiber concept, Fiber is important for good bowel function. Eating less, exercising more and doing it ongoing is what will yield results. The one thing that stands out IMO is this has to be a lifetime committment, not annual, seasonal or now and then, not let's splurge weekends and start over Monday. -- Diva ****** There is no substitute for the right food |
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