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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people with any basic knowledge of diet and nutrition don't believe in CICO [/quote]

Most people with any basic knowledge of thermodynamics and closed loop systems do…[/quote]

Agree.  It largely IS CICO as a general
principle.  The guy mentioned ballooned bc of binge eating and drinking.  Not from simply eating heathy grains in moderate portions. Grains don’t make you fat, sugar and fruit don’t make you fat. Overeating (anything) does.  A caloric excess causing weight gain- no matter where the calories are coming from.

Once you have accumulated a large amount of weight, losing the weight does become more complicated.  No one sits and eats 3-4 steaks, but for many people gulping down 4 pizza slices or a biggie Five Guys fries goes down, no problem.  People crave crabs and want to eat a lot of them bc of the chemical release and bc they are the easiest form of energy for our body to process.

Eating low carb both forces you to eat a lot less calories, but the calories are harder for your body to convert to energy- but it ultimately still does. Eating excess of what your body is capable of using will still cause gain. This presents other issues long term which is why most people can’t stick to this diet.

The best approach is still always will be eat heathy whole foods of all food groups and moderate portions; not continuously overeating year after year and not giving a care until you are 50 plus pounds overweight. If people would just do this starting in childhood and young adulthood, no one would need these extreme low carb diets.  [/quote]

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