Posted: Mar 07, 2011 5:50 pm
David M wrote:Apollonius wrote:Is it time to de-bunk the "calories in/calories out" theory in nutrition science?
What is there to debunk about the basic premise of "calories in/calories out".
Unless you can work out a way that humans can violate the laws of conservation of energy then there is no way that the simple statement that if you consume more usable energy than you use you will gain weight can be considered untrue.
All the claims about "low GI", "good/bad carbs" etc only refine our understanding of how the body utilises the usable energy from food consumed and how this can affect the perception of hunger. It does not change the basic truth of "calories in/calories out" in any way.
I was thinking similarly. There's no escaping physics.