Medical news today does it again!

[Subtle_badger]

They describe the carbohydrate insulin model of weight loss thus:

".. food and drink that contain large amounts of carbohydrates cause a spike in circulating insulin levels. The hormone drives fat cells, or “adipocytes,” to store the excess calories, which reduces the availability of these energy sources for the rest of the body. This, in turn, increases hunger and slows metabolism, which leads to weight gain over time."

And the energy balance model thus:

"if calorie intake exceeds expenditure, the result will be weight gain over time. But if expenditure exceeds intake, the eventual outcome will be weight loss."

Guess which one they think might be overly simplistic? 😂 🤣 🤪

medicalnewstoday.com/articl...

[MikePollard]

First paragraph very neatly sums what we here already know.

Second paragraph is also true, however, this takes precedence over the first and what the general populace take as their roadmap, to their detriment.

[Subtle_badger in reply to MikePollard]

I guess the second paragraph is true, but only in it's inverse. If you are losing weight, then you must be expending more energy than you are taking in. That's true, but unhelpful.

Bill Gates' wealth has increase by $41 billion in the last year. It's obvious that he has taking in $41 billion more than he has spent, but that is not helpful information on how I could gain $41 billion by this time next year.

[MTCee in reply to Subtle_badger]

I love your comparison 😂 eloquently sums up the problem with that line of thinking.

[Zendaya]

health.harvard.edu/staying-...

I think we really need to stop even thinking about calorie in greater than calorie out equals weight gain theory. This may be true in a lab measuring calories burnt in a sealed calorimeter but the human body is a bit more complex than that!Interesting discussion

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