So you think you know about dieting (small quiz)

1940sGal

closed wrote: »

Well i happen to agree with most of post 12, but the last line is sending the thread in a direction clearly not intended by the original question. It's a comparison between a and b, the number 200 is not relevant.

Calories do make people fat if they consume too many.

Definitely agree.

Mr_helpful

Well the good news is that some people have got the right idea and just over 50% of you are right

1940sGal

Mr_helpful wrote: »

Well the good news is that some people have got the right idea and just over 50% of you are right

In answer to why I didn't vote; your poll is incomplete. If you'd given us 'neither if eaten in moderation as part of a balanced diet' then I'd have gone with that answer.

Mr_helpful

1940sGal wrote: »

In answer to why I didn't vote; your poll is incomplete. If you'd given us 'neither if eaten in moderation as part of a balanced diet' then I'd have gone with that answer.

Then you would have been wrong

esuhl

The butter will make you fatter.

Mr_helpful wrote: »

Well the good news is that some people have got the right idea and just over 50% of you are right

So... why does an energy bar make you fatter than butter with the same energy content...? Have you got any links to back up your claim?

Mr_helpful

esuhl wrote: »

So... why does an energy bar make you fatter than butter with the same energy content...? Have you got any links to back up your claim?

THE biggest misconception causing you to struggle with dieting and fat-burning is that all Calories are equal. Yes as a unit of energy they are but comparing them in different foods is like comparing Petrol to Diesel.

The fact is, the concept of calorie counting has many flaws. But one CRITICAL mistake makes it nearly impossible for you to lose bodyfat with this approach.

So what's the big mistake?

Calorie counting does not take into account the hormonal effect of food.

Sure, it’s the same 200 calories, but here is what happens hormonally...

When you eat the high-carb energy bar, your body secretes insulin in response to the elevated blood sugar. Insulin is a “building” hormone — in other words it is fat-storing. It takes the sugar in your blood and drives it into fat cells, making them bigger.

The butter, on the other hand, blunts insulin, leading to a more sustained energy release and a feeling of fullness. But that's not all, the butter actually sends signals to your body to BURN bodyfat.

So… same calories in both, but certainly not the same reaction in your body!

This information is freely available on google and if you want to see how different sugars are processed to become fat in the body I would recommend googling the bitter truth by robert lustig. Its long but quite easy to understand. If you are on a low fat or even low calorie diet it might be worth asking your consultant for the science behind it.

RichardD1970

Ooohhh, big writing must be important! :rotfl:

1940sGal

Mr_helpful wrote: »

Then you would have been wrong

In your opinion. Which I've long since decided means very little.

closed

neither as they are both 200 Calories.

The biggest misconception about dieting is the answer is a faddy diet, (and there are plenty to choose from, because it makes money), or a different exercise regime

Stuff your face, you get fat. Eat reasonable amounts, you don't. No science is required to back that up, it's obvious.

The answer is to eat less food/drink, and therefore fewer calories, and stop hunting for the faddy quick fix or excuse. Couldn't be easier.

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/how-to-diet.aspx

Mr_helpful

1940sGal wrote: »

In your opinion. Which I've long since decided means very little.

Not my opinion but biology's. The science and explanation is out there and I even said where you could find it.