This is pretty astonishing research, not so much for the results, as for the methodology. Doing research on what people eat is VERY hard, it's very hard to get accurate data. Pairing people and having them eat identically is brilliant. I hope it's also scalable for longer term studies. By pairing people they are likely to give much more accurate reports about what they actually eat, and it allows direct comparisons.
Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
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Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#12Michael Moseley and the BBC are doing some great work challenging the status quo recently, especially with diet. If you're able to access iPlayer where you are, the programme he did on fasting is well worth a watch if you have an hour spare.
I have a lot of time for Michael Moseley, but recently his "Trust me, I'm a Doctor" TV show has been falling into the same traps as the medical establishment, making concrete claims based on the flimsiest of evidence. In a recent show one of the presenters (admittedly not Moseley) claims "The good news is that we have shown that Olive oil really is good for us", which was a ridiculous claim based on the evidence pres…
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#13> For Leila, the results were very different. Whereas pasta was "bad" for me, it was fine for her. Yoghurt was good for me, but bad for her, and our responses to bread and butter were also complete opposites. (Note: "bad" and "good" above refers to "high-GI" and "low-GI", respectively.) Another interesting anecdotal observation from my acquaintances: our relationships with food differ significantly. While some people…
I guess the saying, everybody is different applies here. I still remember the days when I could eat 3 - 4 pound of beef, along side with mesh potato, or 12 inch Pizza, or whole bucket ( 10pcs ) KFC, per meal! And these meals would come with Coke as well. in Tea time i will eat Ice Cream, eat lots of yogurt etc. I dont do lots of sports, may be once a week maximum. Otherwise I just sit down playing World of Warcraft o…
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#14Michael Moseley and the BBC are doing some great work challenging the status quo recently, especially with diet. If you're able to access iPlayer where you are, the programme he did on fasting is well worth a watch if you have an hour spare.
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#15This happens in pigs and other livestock. Animals are specifically bred for their Feed Conversion Efficiency ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio ). I don't see why something similar couldn't happen in people as well.
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#16This happens in pigs and other livestock. Animals are specifically bred for their Feed Conversion Efficiency ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio ). I don't see why something similar couldn't happen in people as well.
Well, something similar shouldn't happen in people because eugenics is considered to not be a particularly good idea.
who wouldn't want to be born with excellent immune system, strong and tall, smart and attractive?
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#17> For Leila, the results were very different. Whereas pasta was "bad" for me, it was fine for her. Yoghurt was good for me, but bad for her, and our responses to bread and butter were also complete opposites. (Note: "bad" and "good" above refers to "high-GI" and "low-GI", respectively.) Another interesting anecdotal observation from my acquaintances: our relationships with food differ significantly. While some people…
I guess the saying, everybody is different applies here. I still remember the days when I could eat 3 - 4 pound of beef, along side with mesh potato, or 12 inch Pizza, or whole bucket ( 10pcs ) KFC, per meal! And these meals would come with Coke as well. in Tea time i will eat Ice Cream, eat lots of yogurt etc. I dont do lots of sports, may be once a week maximum. Otherwise I just sit down playing World of Warcraft o…
I'm not sure about that... allegedly, research suggests that most people have the same BMR (basal metabollic rate), and that there is nothing like "fast metabolism" (i.e. people get rougly equal amounts of energy from food).
What I was referring to above, and what the article referrs to (with Glicemic Index) is purely psychological - how much food you want to eat, and how hungry/satiated you feel. I'm still pretty sure that calories-in/calories-out theory is more-or-less correct.
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, something similar shouldn't happen in people because eugenics is considered to not be a particularly good idea.
it's actually a pretty good idea. who wouldn't want to be born with excellent immune system, strong and tall, smart and attractive?
You could argue that this would be a solution to many discrimination issues today if everyone is beautiful, strong, tall, ... . Mhh. Interesting thought.
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#19This happens in pigs and other livestock. Animals are specifically bred for their Feed Conversion Efficiency ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio ). I don't see why something similar couldn't happen in people as well.
Re: Why do people put on differing amounts of weight?
#20https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/97817716...
I can't recommend it enough as it is both entertaining and packed with comprehensive information on a taboo topic (hint: you are "the borg";)
Interview with Giulia Enders on "Gut":