Fat Loss Forever
by Layne Norton, Peter Baker · first published 2019
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…patterned like "I lost x lbs on Y diet, and you should too". I'm shocked at how few people realize that diets equated for protein + fiber are essentially identical. I highly recommend Layne Norton's book Fat loss forever, and his free content on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ePbeZJzYA . Important tldr from his content: * protein and resistance training are key if you want to lose fat (and not muscle), not…
on “Thoughts on the potato diet” ↗…weight on Diet X" you need to think "Did they lose more or less than on a standard diet equated for how processed it is (fiber), calories, and protein?". Source: This is all summarized well in the book Fat Loss Forever by Layne Norton and others
on “USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets” ↗…PE/ED), blood sugar, cortisol, inflammation, arterial calcification (on and on the list goes) that are all positively improved by returning to healthy "normal" (not average) weights. Layne Norton's book "Fat Loss forever" and youtube channel are excellent resources to begin understanding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxVCtScf8U https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43596925-fat-loss-for...
on “Just don’t” ↗…claiming that exercise is a stronger predictor than energy balance. I am claiming that it is a strong predictor. I am not going to dig them up. Go check google scholar and check out Layne Norton's book Fat Loss Forever. > there are diminishing returns from having a caloric deficit The evidence seems to suggest that it's better to lose weight slowly to mitigate metabolic adaptation. If that's what you mean, it appears…
on “The biggest losers: Metabolic damage or constrained energy?” ↗…predictor of WL success. Check google scholar for meta reviews, I don't have this bookmarked and I'm not doing homework for you. If you don't want to believe me then don't. I recommend Layne Norton's book Fat Loss Forever and his yt channel, he cites studies there.
on “The biggest losers: Metabolic damage or constrained energy?” ↗…worse metabolic adaptation gets, and the longer it takes to return to normal. As I understand it that's the result discerned from more than just one paper. Layne Norton explores this at length in his book Fat Loss Forever and yt channel. The interesting thing in this link was the impact of change in exercise regimen. We know that exercise in itself can mitigate metabolic adaptation and leads to better outcomes, so maybe…
on “The biggest losers: Metabolic damage or constrained energy?” ↗