Posted: Mar 08, 2011 7:43 am
Apollonius wrote:If he is wrong and calories in/calories out is right, it's just a matter of what the calculation is for each point in time (like X amount per day).
That is oversimplifying it. As I pointed out in the previous thread (the "Does exercise make you thinner"), a period of strenuous exercise may be followed by a much longer period of raised metabolism, meaning, during that period you will burn more, despite being at comparative rest.
My point is that the "calories out" is not self-evident. It is difficult to measure the actual metabolism over an extended time (not impossible though, as the study I quote proves).
I would like to add to "Just a theory"'s excellent post that the persons who drink copious amounts of fructose soft drinks, eats large amounts of fatty snacks (potato chips e g), etc, are not very likely to be the ones who frequent a gym.