Category Archives: Energy Expenditure

Exercise Alone Will Not Cause Weight Loss

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Many people believe that exercise is required to cause weight loss. This is based on the fallacy that it is the quantity of food we eat that determines weight gain. The assumption is that because weight gain is caused by … Continue reading →

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Insulin Resistance in Rats: Effects of Exercise and Diet

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Insulin resistance may the the primary driver of the metabolic changes that cause obesity. Increasingly insulin resistance is thought to develop through adherence to the typical Western diet, a diet that is characterised by high amounts of refined starch and … Continue reading →

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More On Sleep and Obesity

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

A shorter sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The data shows that this association is particularly strong between disrupted sleep and obesity. The reasons for this association are not clear … Continue reading →

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Calorie Counting: More Holes

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Robert Barrington

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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Very Low Calorie Diets: Sudden Death?

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ hypothesis of obesity suggests that weight gain is caused by a positive energy balance on account of greed and apathy by the individuals. In this regard, too much food or too little exercise is blamed for an … Continue reading →

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More on Calories From Alcohol

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Colditz1 reported an inverse association between alcohol consumption and body mass index (BMI) in women, despite an increase in energy intake due to the alcohol. In response to this study, Lands and Zakhari2 put forward a hypothesis to explain the … Continue reading →

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Does Exercise Cause Fat Loss Because It Builds Muscle?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

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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Calorie Overload: The Cause of Weight Gain

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Most calories restrictive diets fail because they do not address the cause of weight gain. There is little evidence to suggest that greed and laziness on the part of the individual are in any way to blame for obesity. Forced … Continue reading →

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Preptin, Adropin and Irisin: Energy Regulators

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The regulation of energy in humans is highly complex and not fully understood. A number of appetite stimulating or orexigenic peptides, and a number of satiating or anorexigenic peptides have been identified and shown to be involved in this complex … Continue reading →

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Weight Training: Are you Eating Enough Food?

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Weight training is a great way to improve body composition. However, weight training is very expensive metabolically, which means that energy requirements can increase considerably. This is good news for those that want to lose body weight because the increase … Continue reading →

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