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Weight of the Evidence: More Weight Gained Over 6-Years on Low-Fat Diet

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Old 02-12-2008, 11:08 AM
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Last week I posted about our collective belief, as a nation, that weight loss and maintenance is a problem solved by simple math - balance the "in" with the "out" columns of the calorie ledger and weight will be lost when the "out" exceeds the "in" and will be maintained when the two are equal.

Or so we're told.

I threw out the idea that weight isn't simply about math, but about chemistry.

The latest issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is out, and within is a very intriguing study where this very issue was central to the research conducted. It's one piece of the "weight is chemistry" equation, so let's take a look.
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Old 02-19-2008, 04:11 PM
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

This is what I have been saying for YEARS!
Aaggghhhhh!!!!
Can I mail a copy of this to every stubborn doctor I've ever seen who has told me I simply need to "eat less; move more?"
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i always hated when they said that!
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