Re: calories out greater than calories in = weight loss

From: Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD (andrew_at_heartmdphd.com)
Date: 10/16/04


Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 07:21:03 -0400

Jim Chinnis wrote:
>
> Luna <lunachick@NOSPAMmindspring.com> wrote in part:
>
> >In article <abf8de5b.0410151837.3c1168db@posting.google.com>,
> > fresh~horses@despammed.com (fresh~horses) wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Eating less is not enough to induce weight loss if you don't exercise,
> >> unless you don't care if you become malnourished and floppy.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You certainly can lose weight by eating less, without becoming
> >malnourished.
>
> It might be the case, but it's far from certain.

If you want to be more certain, you may choose to take a daily
multivitamin.

> Whether a totally sedentary
> person can lose weight by reducing caloric intake (needed to support their
> reduced energy expenditure) while getting enough antioxidants, phytochemicals
> of all sorts, minerals to maintain bone density, etc., etc. is not clear.

There are thousands of people around the world who are totally
sedentary, maintain their weight on reduced amounts of food intake, and
are *not* dying from malnourishment.

> In
> evolutionary terms, our bodies are designed to be moving and our caloric
> requirement and other nutritional requirements are in a balance determined by
> the constituents of natural foods and our normal energy expenditure.

In such terms, our bodies are also designed to go long periods (40+
days) without food.

> Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

You remain in my prayers, dear Jim whom I love.

 
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Andrew

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