Have you read Gary Taube's new book?

Interesting point made about 70% into the book.  If one takes an 800 calorie 
diet that is 50% fat and 50% protein and adds 400 addition calories of carbs for 
a total of 1200 calories a day, 1 in 100 people will successfully lose 40 
pounds.  If you instead add an additional 400 calories of fat and protein to the 
initial 800 calories to get 1200 calories of fat and protein, 50 out of 100 
people will successfully lose 40 lbs.  When it comes to calories, metabolism, 
and satiation, a calorie is not a calorie is not a calorie.

But again, Gary likes paleo.  It's processed carbs he doesn't like and it's 
health myths he finds unsound, like saturated fat causes heart disease and pasta 
is a healthy part of a balanced diet.

Steve

\Gerard Farrell wrote:
> But was he in Ketosis on his low carb paleo diet? I bet he wasn't.
> And was he in ketosis on his protein and fat only diet? I bet he was.
> And I bet on his protein and fat diet his one pound loss can be explained by
> the loss of water.
> One week or even two weeks he would lose and then he would start to gain
> weight.
> Anyone wanna try it?
> Gatsby
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paleolithic Eating Support List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tray.b
> Sent: 25 October 2007 19:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Gary Taubes's new book
> 
> Thing is, even if a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, a body isn't a body
> isn't a body.  How calories are used is going to differ amongst individuals.
> 
> A fun aside, but relevant: An online acquaintance did a week-long challenge
> in which he ate 4,000 calories each day (he tracked in a program, like
> Fitday) from meat and fat only.  He did not change his exercise regime (not
> much of one) or anything else, just that.  He'd already been eating low carb
> and paleo for some time AND had shed excess bodyfat along the way (he's
> tall, but quite lean), and he still lost a pound.  
> 
> Anyone else wanna try it?  ;)
> 
> Tracy
> 


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