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0 pointsbeatgammit7y ago0 comments

I imagine very few people stick to a diet for 5 years, partly because they're not fun, and partly because many are unhealthy when done long term. Also, many health professionals recommended a max of 500 calorie deficit, which would mean ~50 pounds of weight loss in a year.

When would you need to follow a diet for 5 years if most people can reach their goal weight in 1-2 years? Once people reach their goal weight, they'll transition off to something else, which usually isn't a specific diet, but "eat more veggies" or whatever.

Given that long term diets are quite niche, I think limiting the study to 1 year makes a lot of sense.

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Retric7y ago

Fat burns calories.

Generally, to maintain X pounds of weight loss you must consume ~10X fewer calories every day. In order to more quickly reach a new weight most people exceed that difference, but they can’t go back to old eating habits without regaining their original weight.

PS: Metabolism and exercise have real impact, but you can easily out eat any reasonable exercise plan.

masonic7y ago

  Fat burns calories.

Only brown fat (BAT) does, and humans have very little.

Retric7y ago

All cells require energy to survive.

On top of that strapping an extra 10+ pounds to your body and walking around would require extra energy for the same movements.

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0 pointsbeatgammit7y ago0 comments

Given that long term diets are quite niche, I think limiting the study to 1 year makes a lot of sense.

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Retric7y ago

Fat burns calories.

PS: Metabolism and exercise have real impact, but you can easily out eat any reasonable exercise plan.

masonic7y ago

  Fat burns calories.

Only brown fat (BAT) does, and humans have very little.

Retric7y ago

All cells require energy to survive.

On top of that strapping an extra 10+ pounds to your body and walking around would require extra energy for the same movements.

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