24 May 2022
The Trouble With Calories
Weight loss is as simple as “calories in, calories out,” right? Or — gasp — could the reply guys be wrong!? This week, we dig in on the surprisingly complex science behind a seemingly simple calculation.
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* History of the Calorie in Nutrition
* Caloric Equivalents of Gained or Lost Weight
* The Foreign Policy of the Calorie
* Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong
* Time to Correctly Predict the Amount of Weight Loss With Dieting
* Mysteries of Weight Loss
* The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out
* “Calories in, calories out” and macronutrient intake
* Olympians owe gold standard to a 19th-century chemist
* Calories on food packets are wrong—it’s time to change that
* Why Does the FDA Recommend 2,000 Calories Per Day?
* Who Actually Needs a 2,000 Calorie a Day Diet?
* The Nutrition Facts Label: Its History and Updates
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