Interesting article

http://www.redflagsweekly.com/confer...004_feb23.html

Another great Atkins article from them. This part was the most interesting to
me:


What they are saying is that it takes 4,700 to 8,470 excess calories of fat to
add a kilogram of weight, yet it takes only 2,500 to 3,300 calories of
carbohydrate to add the same amount. So ‘a calorie is a calorie is a calorie'
is not so meaningful after all: a carbohydrate calorie is obviously much more
fattening than a fat calorie


LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/226/140
& hubby- 310/248/180

What they are saying is that it takes 4,700 to 8,470 excess calories of
fat to
add a kilogram of weight, yet it takes only 2,500 to 3,300 calories of
carbohydrate to add the same amount. So 'a calorie is a calorie is a
calorie'
is not so meaningful after all: a carbohydrate calorie is obviously much
more
fattening than a fat calorie

Hmmm, wonder if that is really true? It would make sense. I mean, I am not
very hungry on low carb and still lose wieght because I can eat more.

Curt
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Started low carb May '03
211/184/185 . . 6'2" 15.78% BF
Highest weight 250 5+ years ago

Mirek Fidler wrote:
http://www.redflagsweekly.com/confer...004_feb23.html

Great article, but I take issue with his bottom line:
"Therefore, calorie-counting, which is the foundation of practically every
modern slimming diet, is a complete waste of time. "

I think "waste of time" is an overstatement. He makes a great argument that
calories are not all the same, but it doesn't follow that calories no longer
matter. They may matter less in the intake equation, but still matter when
figuring how the body converts food to energy. What is needed, if this
article is true, is not to reject calories per se, but to figure a better
means of computing the energy value of foods....or did I miss something?

Thanks for the good post

Tom

"Mirek Fidler" wrote:

http://www.redflagsweekly.com/confer...004_feb23.html

"The figure often used is that one kilogram of body fat represents
about 3500 calories."

I thought it was 1 pound = 3500, so 1 kilogram would = 7700. Have I
lost my mind?