I need to add this: fat storage is not all bad though because the body is
continually using it a source of fuel, at least to some degree, and
especially during times of inactivity.

Insulin is not our enemy either; it helps to build muscle and every thing
else it's the overproduction that's the problem.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Tanner [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:02 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [EVOLUTIONARY-FITNESS] Eating (reply to Michael W.
> Kallus)
>
> The way I understand it; anything much over 500 cal per meal cannot be
> utilized for immediate energy and will be stored as fat. Unless, of course
> you are in perpetual motion which would reduce the desire to eat anyway.
> This is why any type of exercise will reduce insulin response from a meal;
> lessening the burden of trying to balance the macronutrient content of
> meals.
>
> It's still 80% diet verses 20% exercise as far as reducing body fat. You
> could exercise more than enough and still retain fat if you're not eating
> properly.
>
>