Category Archives: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Weight Loss Causes Muscle Loss

The problem with most weight loss diets is that they do not differentiate between weight loss and body fat loss. To most people weight loss is seen as good, while weight gain is seen as bad. However, gaining skeletal muscle … Continue reading

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Calorie Counting: More Holes

Calorie counting relies on the energy balance equation to explain body weight changes. Proponents of calorie counting claim that the change in body weight experienced by an individual is related solely to the amount of physical activity they perform, in … Continue reading

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Does Exercise Cause Fat Loss Because It Builds Muscle?

Many experts and laypersons alike believe that weight gain is caused by eating too much and doing too little. This ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of weight gain is so ingrained in the mindset of the general population that it is almost … Continue reading

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Five Easy Things You Can Do Now That Will Cause Fat Loss

Most people view fat loss as a chore. This is because they are locked into the false paradigm that states that fat loss can only occur through a calorie restrictive diet and through hours of aerobic exercise. Many people never … Continue reading

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The Very Low Calorie Diet Fallacy

It is that time of year again when people make new years resolutions to lose weight. Large numbers of new gym memberships are purchased and people begin calorie restrictive diets with the best of intentions. However, the road to hell … Continue reading

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Resting Metabolic Rate Increases With Body Weight

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the energy expended by the body at rest with the individual sitting or lying. In other words it is the energy required for normal metabolic and homeostatic regulation. The basal metabolic rate is similar … Continue reading

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Ephedra: The Best Weight Loss Herb You Can’t Buy

The ephedra species are tall plants that grow in arid regions of the World. Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) is also called Ma Huang and is the species found in Asia, whereas European ephedra (Ephedra distachya) is the form found in … Continue reading

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Smoking and Body Weight

Both smoking and obesity increase the risk of mortality. However, smoking is inversely related to body weight. This suggests that something about the act of smoking, or its associated behaviour may prevent weight gain. While smoking is bad for the … Continue reading

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Thermic Effect of Food: Glucose Versus Fructose

The thermic effect of food (TEF) is defined as the energy used in the digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism and storage of macronutrients following a meal. This energy can be measured as a rise in body temperature. The thermic effect of … Continue reading

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Calorie Counting: More Damaging Effects

Calorie counting diets are detrimental to the health and this explains their long term failure rates. Generally calorie restrictive diets are detrimental because while they cause weight loss initially, this weight includes a high amount of skeletal muscle. In fact, … Continue reading

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