Myth: A calorie is a calorie.

Key Info: The principle of "a calorie is a calorie", that weight change in low calorie diets, is independent of the type of calorie is completely false. A 150 calorie piece of cheesecake is not the equivalent of a 150 calorie chicken breast.

The Data: There is a "metabolic advantage" with high protein - low carbohydrate diets, more weight may be lost calorie for calorie compared with diets of higher carbohydrate content. There is ten or so studies demonstrating that low carbohydrate diets can lead to greater weight loss than low calorie - low fat diets.

My Thoughts: Serious fitness professionals, have limited carb intake for fat loss, for decades. Finally, the data is available, to substantiate what was obvious to most in the hardcore fitness community.


A CALORIE IS A CALORIE, ONLY IF IT IS A QUALITY CALORIE.


The Official Tom Wilson


link: http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/9