Category Archives: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Weight Loss Lowers Resting Metabolic Rate

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

It is a widely held belief amongst medical professionals and dietitians that weight gain is caused by small incremental accumulations of fat tissue due to a positive energy balance. This belief results in an associated belief that weight loss is … Continue reading →

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Forced Calorie Restriction: Muscle Changes

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Forced calorie restriction is seen as a solution to obesity and weight gain. However, studies attest to the failure of forced calorie regimens to cause effective long term fat loss. Obesity is a metabolic disorder caused by poor diet and … Continue reading →

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Oleic Versus Saturated Fat: More Bad Science?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Isocaloric substitution studies can be interesting if they are rigorously controlled and care is taken to eliminate confounding variables. However, all too often the studies change more than one variable and this obfuscates the cause and effect of the changes. … Continue reading →

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Thermogenic response to Fat: Obesity

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of obesity claims that weight gain is a simple case of a positive energy balance. Too much food and too little exercise is said to cause a small but constant accumulation of stored energy that over … Continue reading →

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Postexercise Energy Expenditure from Aerobic Exercise

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  The energy balance equation suggests that body weight is determined by the amount of calories consumed and the amount of exercise performed. However, this equation does not represent the true picture because it does not account for the ability … Continue reading →

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Energy Balance: A Complex Subject

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  The energy balance equation is often used to justify that weight gain and obesity is caused by too much food and too little exercise. This ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ hypothesis of weight gain blames the individual for their excessive body fat. … Continue reading →

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Energy Restriction Diets Fail

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Energy restriction diets do not cause successful long term weight loss. Despite this energy restriction diets are still considered the only way to cause weight loss by many people, including those in the medical establishment. While weight loss is … Continue reading →

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Forced Calorie Restrictive Diets: Bad Idea

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Most trying to lose weight believe that they must use forced calorie restrictive diets to be successful. This is based on the tired old ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ hypothesis of weight gain. Most such restrictive diets are successful short term and … Continue reading →

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Energy Expenditure In More Detail

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Daily energy expenditure is composed of three main components, the resting metabolic rate (RMR), the thermic effect of food (TEF) and the thermic effect of activity (TEA). The resting metabolic rate is the energy required by the body to … Continue reading →

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Whey Protein and Branched Chain Amino Acids

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

High proteins diets have recently become popular because evidence suggests they improve body composition in overweight subjects. This may relate to their ability to increase nitrogen retention, an effect that can augment increases in skeletal muscle mass. The amount of … Continue reading →

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