Lyle McDonald: The 3500 calorie rule

[Tronaldo]

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The 3500 Calorie Rule

I’m fairly certain that almost all readers of this book are familiar with the old rule that 3,500 calories equals one pound of bodyweight. Which leads to very simple mathematical approaches to weight loss via the energy balance equation. Presumably the simple act of decreasing food intake by 500 calories/day, or increasing energy expenditure by 500 calories/day, should result in exactly one pound of weight loss/week.

And whenever people do that, it never works out. Or almost never in any case. There are several reasons for this, not the least of which is a lack of adherence to the diet with a major portion of the less than predicted weight and fat loss being due to this (13). But even when that isn’t the case, when those seeking fat or weight loss strictly adhere to their diet, the predicted and real-world changes are different.

And for that reason many have incorrectly assumed that the energy balance equation is incorrect, or doesn’t hold for humans, or any other number of humorous misinterpretations. But the only real misinterpretation is what the original rule actually represented and why it often doesn’t hold as expected. Because, generally speaking the creation of a 3,500 calorie deficit or surplus does not result in the hoped for 1 pound per week weight loss or gain (14).

[cesandberg]

Jøran Hjelmsæth har en "populærpublikasjon" innen dette, om han alltid har rett er jeg litt usikker på :

http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/sprek/Slankemyten-stemmer-ikke---Jeg-avkrefter-den-hver-dag-581526_1.snd