Re: Can a man gain weight on 2500 calories?



John Sankey wrote:
> People differ greatly in the efficiency with which they convert
> calories to fat. Officially I'm supposed to need 3000+ calories/day
> (I'm 6'4"). In fact, I gain weight if I eat more than 1500 or so.
> I have a neighbour who has to stay below 1000 to avoid getting
> fat (And by fat, I mean that she was well over 300 lb until she
> got a sensible doctor who told her she could either voluntarily
> stop eating so much, or he could arrange for an operation to cut
> out 80% of her stomach so she wouldn't want/be able to eat so much.
> She refused the operation, and is doing the best she can to stop
> eating. It's tough!)

Yep, everyone has a different metabolism. That is why there are
millions of different and unique bio-chemistry textbooks at
universities. One for each person in the world.

TC

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