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Diet doubts over counting calories
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...ceanddiscovery
Diet doubts over counting calories Counting calories may not be the best way to lose weight, researchers have claimed. A six-month study in America has found some calories cause people to put on more weight than others. The survey of 65 overweight and obese adults - 70% of whom had type 2 diabetes - found that those put on a moderate fat diet containing almonds lost more weight than those on a low-fat diet without almonds. But the total number of calories for both groups was the same. And other factors such as protein intake were also maintained at equal levels. The waistline measurements of those on the moderate fat diet with almonds fell by 14%, compared with 9% for the other group. Fat mass figures also fell by 10% more in the group on the almond diet. The results - published in the International Journal of Obesity - cast doubt on widely held beliefs about dieting. It has long been assumed that a key to losing weight is cutting calorie intake. The study's lead researcher Dr Michelle Wien, from City of Hope National Medical Centre in Duarte, California, said: "There may be qualities in almonds that helped the first group lose more weight." One possible explanation was that the fat in almonds may not have been completely absorbed. Story filed: 18:12 Thursday 6th November 2003 |
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Diet doubts over counting calories
Duh. If you go by the logic that all you have to count is calories, then 70 calories of Doritos are as good for you as 70 calories of prunes. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to see the garbage in that notion. I've been saying this on this newsgroup for a long time now. Don't just look at the calories, look at the nutritional content. Don't just count how many calories you will take in, think about how you will burn them up. Diarmid Logan wrote: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...ceanddiscovery Diet doubts over counting calories Counting calories may not be the best way to lose weight, researchers have claimed. |
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Diet doubts over counting calories
Diarmid Logan wrote:
Diet doubts over counting calories The waistline measurements of those on the moderate fat diet with almonds fell by 14%, compared with 9% for the other group. Barry Sears discusses this in "Enter the Zone". His theory is that eating facts tells the body to burn fats for fuel. If you only eat carbs, your body will be less prone to burn fats. Other benefits of eating fats: - Stimulate production of hormones that signal satiety - Taste good - Nuts are full of good vitamins etc A little goes a long way though. I have a small handful (e.g. 12 almonds) of nuts before each meal, and no other fats except what comes within other foods like lean meat. Tim Josling |
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bicker 2003 1NVAL1D wrote in message ...
On 7 Nov 2003 07:50:24 -0800, (Diarmid Logan) wrote: Counting calories may not be the best way to lose weight, researchers have claimed. A six-month study in America has found some calories cause people to put on more weight than others. That, if true, just argues for counting calories differently. No, it suggests that counting calories does not work, period. Between 95 to 98% of those who try to lose weight by restricting fats and calories fail to succeed. TC |
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"tcomeau" wrote No, it suggests that counting calories does not work, period. Between 95 to 98% of those who try to lose weight by restricting fats and calories fail to succeed. TC Well gee, that makes me feel so special :-) -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 20:32:27 -0500, "SnugBear"
wrote: "tcomeau" wrote No, it suggests that counting calories does not work, period. Between 95 to 98% of those who try to lose weight by restricting fats and calories fail to succeed. TC Well gee, that makes me feel so special :-) Me too Laurie. Something tells me there are quite a few of us in the other 2 to 5% janice |
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Diet doubts over counting calories
hello all was wondering what type of diet plan everybody was on. i am new to
the group and am following weight watchers am starting back on the program after being off of it for a month and half maybe a bit more. trying to get some new ideas for meals to spice up my diet a little also in need of some different exercises as well. i do my work out s at home because i can't afford to join a gym right now although i would love to. also i am new to this board as well angie "Tim Josling" wrote in message ... Diarmid Logan wrote: Diet doubts over counting calories The waistline measurements of those on the moderate fat diet with almonds fell by 14%, compared with 9% for the other group. Barry Sears discusses this in "Enter the Zone". His theory is that eating facts tells the body to burn fats for fuel. If you only eat carbs, your body will be less prone to burn fats. Other benefits of eating fats: - Stimulate production of hormones that signal satiety - Taste good - Nuts are full of good vitamins etc A little goes a long way though. I have a small handful (e.g. 12 almonds) of nuts before each meal, and no other fats except what comes within other foods like lean meat. Tim Josling ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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On 11/8/2003 7:52 PM, tcomeau wrote: bicker 2003 1NVAL1D wrote in message ... On 7 Nov 2003 07:50:24 -0800, (Diarmid Logan) wrote: Counting calories may not be the best way to lose weight, researchers have claimed. A six-month study in America has found some calories cause people to put on more weight than others. That, if true, just argues for counting calories differently. No, it suggests that counting calories does not work, period. Between 95 to 98% of those who try to lose weight by restricting fats and calories fail to succeed. Do you have a citation for that TC? I understand that that statistic is true for all "diets" -- including Atkins and others that do not include calorie counting. -- jmk in NC |
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In alt.support.diet Anglea Woollcombe wrote:
hello all was wondering what type of diet plan everybody was on. i am new to the group and am following weight watchers am starting back on the program after being off of it for a month and half maybe a bit more. trying to get some new ideas for meals to spice up my diet a little also in need of some different exercises as well. i do my work out s at home because i can't afford to join a gym right now although i would love to. I am not counting calories any more. Our ancestors didn't walk around memorizing calories of everything because they ate "naturally", and listened to their bodies and stopped when satiated. Calorie information *needs* to be put on all kinds of crap food because it's well, a manufactured product. I've learned to listen to what my body naturally needs. I used to need to count calories when I thought I'd go nuts without multiple helpings of something. But now, I eat a meal, I am done. I just shop around the perimiter of the grocery store. Not that I don't have my vices... I do. They are just not daily staples any longer. cm -- Drop everything and do it my way |
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