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]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/02/21/the-calorie-equation/#comment-15 Scott Kustes Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=84#comment-15 Kate,<br/>I look at it like this...if you are eating the right things, calories will take care of themselves. It is nearly impossible to overeat on a diet of meat, vegetables, nuts, good oils, and fruits. When throwing in tubers and squashes, it is possible as they are pretty carb dense, but those are items that must be earned with hard, intense exercise. When I see someone show up that has gotten fat off of carrots, I'll reconsider this philosophy.<br/><br/>Russell,<br/>Light is a big issue, along with food and exercise. Any of them will make most people better off than current condition, but 2 or all 3 of them together is optimal. I sense that those three lifestyle factors are not additive, more like multiplicative or exponential. The more closely one follows each of the three elements, the more they influence the others. Proper nutrition, a solid exercise program, and good sleep aren't 1+1+1=3. It's more like 1+1+1=10. Kate,
I look at it like this…if you are eating the right things, calories will take care of themselves. It is nearly impossible to overeat on a diet of meat, vegetables, nuts, good oils, and fruits. When throwing in tubers and squashes, it is possible as they are pretty carb dense, but those are items that must be earned with hard, intense exercise. When I see someone show up that has gotten fat off of carrots, I’ll reconsider this philosophy.

Russell,
Light is a big issue, along with food and exercise. Any of them will make most people better off than current condition, but 2 or all 3 of them together is optimal. I sense that those three lifestyle factors are not additive, more like multiplicative or exponential. The more closely one follows each of the three elements, the more they influence the others. Proper nutrition, a solid exercise program, and good sleep aren’t 1+1+1=3. It’s more like 1+1+1=10.

]]> By: Russell http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/02/21/the-calorie-equation/#comment-12 Russell Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=84#comment-12 Note, leptin is a light/dark hormone as is ghrelin. <br/><br/>Calorie talk is often true but begs the question, as I think you've mentioned elsewhere: why is our appetite cranked up and biased towards foods best for the starving? (carbohydrates, fats, salt) Leptin, a darkness hormone, is a part of the answer, mitochondria probably as well.<br/><br/>Someday I'll write up more on this question at photoperiodeffect.com but the book you mention "Lights Out" may have covered it pretty well, too. Note, leptin is a light/dark hormone as is ghrelin.

Calorie talk is often true but begs the question, as I think you’ve mentioned elsewhere: why is our appetite cranked up and biased towards foods best for the starving? (carbohydrates, fats, salt) Leptin, a darkness hormone, is a part of the answer, mitochondria probably as well.

Someday I’ll write up more on this question at photoperiodeffect.com but the book you mention “Lights Out” may have covered it pretty well, too.

]]> By: Kate Welch http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/02/21/the-calorie-equation/#comment-9 Kate Welch Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=84#comment-9 Wow! Thanks for all this info, Scott. I got into the calorie debate last night with another "just eat less" proponent.<br/><br/>I think you have an excellent point concerning the nutritional density of foods. The way I look at it, I want the most bang for my buck when I eat. From my calories I expect two things: satiation and nutrition. Sounds so simple right? Most of the low-fat junk (the 100 calorie cookie packs, for example) give you neither. Fat may have way more calories than carbs gram for gram, but guess what - it fills you up way more too, so you don't end up craving and grazing your way to an unsatisfying and often even higher calorie count. <br/><br/>Keep it coming!<br/><br/>Kate at <a HREF="http://www.thesteaksarehigh.com" REL="nofollow"> The Steaks Are High</a> Wow! Thanks for all this info, Scott. I got into the calorie debate last night with another “just eat less” proponent.

I think you have an excellent point concerning the nutritional density of foods. The way I look at it, I want the most bang for my buck when I eat. From my calories I expect two things: satiation and nutrition. Sounds so simple right? Most of the low-fat junk (the 100 calorie cookie packs, for example) give you neither. Fat may have way more calories than carbs gram for gram, but guess what - it fills you up way more too, so you don’t end up craving and grazing your way to an unsatisfying and often even higher calorie count.

Keep it coming!

Kate at The Steaks Are High

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