Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote: Seems like your .. precious .. 'First
Law' .. just .. got .. broke ..

It seems you are delusional.

Would suggest you inform your doctor(s) about your symptoms.

Andrew <<

The word delusional .. has connotations .. to it ..

You might consider refraining from using it .. or substituting ANOTHER
word for it .. because it may raise an .. ire .. or two which I believe
is not .. intended ..

Your collegues below seem to think there are .. different ..
metabolization .. 'rates' .. IN .. people ..

A matter of heat versus fat production ..

Same 'energy' / First Law .. BUT .. different .. u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n
.. ie : fat and heat
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Metabolic Edge For Low Carbohydrate Diets: All Calories Are NOT Alike

Thermodynamic Edge For Low Carbohydrate Diets: SUNY Downstate
Researchers Say All Calories Are NOT Alike

In a paper published in Nutrition Journal (Open Access, available
without subscription at http://www.nutritionj.com/home), two
researchers from SUNY Downstate Medical Center show that low
carbohydrate, high protein diets can be expected to be more effective
than low fat diets, going against long standing prejudice of the
nutritional community, which has claimed that only calories count.

(PRWEB) July 31, 2004 -- "There are numerous examples of low
carbohydrate diets being more effective than low fat diets with the
same number of calories. It doesn't always happen but it can
happen," said Dr. Richard Feinman of the Department of Biochemistry.
"The nutritional establishment has been reluctant to accept this,
because they say it violates the law of thermodynamics. However, they
never seriously look at the thermodynamics, which not only says its
possible, but it is to be expected." he added.

In their paper, Dr. Feinman and Dr. Eugene J. Fine explain that
thermodynamics is as much about efficiency as it is about energy
conservation. Carbohydrate is an efficient fuel, whereas protein is
not. On a low carbohydrate/high protein diet, even though total energy
is conserved, more energy is wasted as heat, a process known as
thermogenesis. This energy comes from burning fat.

The researchers stress that "the human body is not a storage locker.
It is a machine and the efficiency of the machine is controlled by
hormones and enzymes. Carbohydrates increase insulin and other hormones
that regulate enzymes, leading to storage rather than burning of
fat."

"Of course, people are different" said the authors, "but many
people are sensitive to the effects of carbohydrates and for them, a
low carb diet is going to work well."

The practical point is that getting rid of the idea that "a calorie
is a calorie" opens the door for serious research into what kind of
diets will be most effective and which people will benefit most.
"This is important," they explain "because millions of people
are seriously trying to lose weight on low carbohydrate diets, and
instead of being given directions on the best way to do this, they have
been largely discouraged by health professionals and self-appointed
expert groups. The obesity epidemic is too important to allow this to
happen."

Note to editors/reporters: You can read the entire scientific paper by
going to http://www.nutritionj.com/home and clicking on "Provisional
PDF" at the bottom of the headline.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/7/prweb145415.htm

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