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. > >