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The Core Confusion of the “Calories In – Calories Out” Theory

Eating less does not cause long-term fat loss. Exercising more does not cause long-term fat loss. Thinking in these terms won’t help you. The issue is not calorie quantity, but poor calorie quality causing a hormonal clog that removes your fat metabolism system’s need and ability to burn body fat. One more time, the issue […]

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How Much Protein Should I Eat While Going SANE (Part 1 of 2)

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“There is a general consensus in the literature that protein stimulates dietary-induced thermogenesis [burning of calories] to a greater extent than other macronutrients.” – D. Paddon-Jones, University of Texas “Convincing evidence exists that protein exerts an increased thermic effect [calorie burning] effect when compared to fat and carbohydrate.” – T.L. Halton, Harvard University Eating […]

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The Core Confusion of the “Calories In – Calories Out” Theory

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2018-02-17/0 Comments/by SANE

How Much Protein Should I Eat While Going SANE (Part 1 of 2)

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2018-02-17/0 Comments/by SANE

The Core Confusion of the “Calories In – Calories Out” Theory

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Eating less does not cause long-term fat loss. Exercising more does not cause long-term fat loss. Thinking in these terms won’t help you. The issue is not calorie quantity, but poor calorie quality causing a hormonal clog that removes your fat metabolism system’s need and ability to burn body fat. One more time, the issue is not calorie quantity, but poor calorie quality.

Unfortunately, the people teaching us about eating and exercise—the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)—have not seen the science. Take this excerpt from chapter 3 of the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans: “Since many adults gain weight slowly over time, even small decreases in calorie intake can help avoid weight gain.”

Here’s the bureaucrats’ basic misunderstanding: If “small decreases in calorie intake” lead to gradual weight loss, does that mean “small decreases in calorie intake” will eventually make us weigh nothing? Of course not. Why? Because our set-point automatically regulates our weight. But if that is true, then how can a small decrease in calorie intake help us avoid weight gain?

It can’t.

The issue is not that our body wants us to weigh less, but that too many calories per day are blocking it. The issue is that our body does not want us to weigh less thanks to our elevated set-point. The same mechanism preventing “small decreases in calorie intake” from making you weigh nothing also prevents it from effectively causing your body to burn off excess fat right now.

A more promising approach is to unclog and to lower your set-point. And you can do that easily by eating more high-quality calories. Remember, studies on 118,801 people show:

Eating more correlates with less body fat
Higher-quality food correlates with less body fat

If you can escape the trap of old calorie quantity myths, you will never have to worry about your weight again.

Coming up next on let’s explore how to increase the quality of your calories, lower your set-point, and get your body burning fat for you.

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How Much Protein Should I Eat While Going SANE (Part 1 of 2)

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“There is a general consensus in the literature that protein stimulates dietary-induced thermogenesis [burning of calories] to a greater extent than other macronutrients.” – D. Paddon-Jones, University of Texas

“Convincing evidence exists that protein exerts an increased thermic effect [calorie burning] effect when compared to fat and carbohydrate.” – T.L. Halton, Harvard University

Eating a natural amount of protein—about one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day (not exceeding 200 grams…aka if you weigh 350 lbs, don’t eat 350 grams of protein)—is critical to getting our biological functions back to normal. Why? First, high-Satiety protein fills us up and keeps us full, so we have no room for low-quality food. Second, our metabolism will burn body fat instead of muscle. As researcher D.K. Layman from the University of Illinois tells us: “Use of higher protein diets reduces lean tissue loss to less than 15% and when combined with exercise can halt loss of lean tissue during weight loss.”

Some people say that eating a gram of protein per pound of body weight hurts the kidneys and liver. This is not borne out, however, in clinical testing. For instance, A.H. Manninen at the University of Oulu concluded: “Simply stated, there is no scientific evidence whatsoever that high-protein intake has adverse effects on liver function.” T.L. Halton at Harvard University addresses the other part of the argument: “There is little evidence that high protein diets pose a serious risk to kidney function in healthy populations.”

“Seafood and poultry have been associated with lower rates of coronary heart disease and cancer.” – M.L. McCullough, American Cancer Society

On the other hand, guess how many studies show positive health benefits and body-fat loss stemming from a more balanced intake of protein? Dozens. A typical report comes from Loren Cordain at Colorado State University: “There is now a large body of experimental evidence increasingly demonstrating that a higher intake of lean animal protein reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, insulin resistance, and osteoporosis while not impairing kidney function.” That’s because researchers have shown that humans evolved to get about a third of our calories from protein. Dr. Cordain goes on: “So called …‘very high protein diets’ (30% – 40% total energy) actually represent the norm which conditioned the present day human genome…The evolutionary template would predict that human health and well-being will suffer when dietary intakes fall outside this range.”

“Our bodies…seem genetically constituted to accept a fairly high protein load.” – S. Boyd Eaton, Emory University

How could a basic part of human evolution harm rather than help us? Emory University researchers S. Boyd Eaton and M. Konner made the point well when they noted, “It would be paradoxical if humans…should now somehow be harmed as a result of protein intake habitually tolerated or even required by their near relatives.”

How did the myth that protein is bad for us get started in the first place? Let’s cover that in the next post.

PS Make sure that as you start to eat a natural balanced amount of protein that you also increase your water intake. Eight glasses per day is the bare minimum. If your urine is not clear, if you are ever thirsty, or if you have room to drink things other than water—or green tea (more on that later)—then you could be slimmer and healthier by drinking more water.

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