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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / August 2005Are we told to calculate our calories?
We're told that excess calories contribute to weight gain. Why is the government/dietetics association not pushing us to calculate our calorie consumption? Shouldn't we be making a diet log of everything we eat to insure we're not consuming excess calories according to our lifestyle? > Why is the government/dietetics association not pushing us to calculate > our calorie consumption? I don't calculate my calorie consumption and I don't have a weight problem. I, however, know when to stop eating. :) Just thought that you might want to know. >> Why is the government/dietetics association not pushing us to calculate >> our calorie consumption? > >I don't calculate my calorie consumption and I don't have a weight >problem. Just that thick layer of fat between your ears. >I, however, know when to stop eating. :) If only you knew when to shut up. :( >Just thought that you might want to know. Actually, no! RBR > We're told that excess calories contribute to weight gain. > > Why is the government/dietetics association not pushing us to calculate > our calorie consumption? Shouldn't we be making a diet log of > everything we eat to insure we're not consuming excess calories > according to our lifestyle? no. 1) counting calories needs a lot of compliance over a long time; most people don't have that kind of self-discipline. 2) most people know which foods are rich in calories and which are low in calories anyway. many people have no problem maintaining a certain weight because they know what, and in what ammounts to eat. 3) counting calories suggests that you can actually exactly calculate a "i won't get fat" treshhold.. this is not the case; there too many factors with big variations (individual BMR/MET, digestion/availability factors, difference between averaged foods in tables and actual food bought, hormonal status, influence of food contents on metabolism etc.) to calculate something down to a single kcal. .. for people who have no idea of general ammounts of calories they eat it might help to have them make a log.. but for most people all they lack is some motivation, a few good tips on healthy food alternatives and self discipline. whyisthis@myself.com wrote in part: >Shouldn't we be making a diet log of >everything we eat to insure we're not consuming excess calories >according to our lifestyle? Making a log doesn't itself change how one eats. -- Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu > whyisthis@myself.com wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Making a log doesn't itself change how one eats. Well, not by "itself", but it can be used in a feedback mechanism, if the log makes you realize how much calories, and fat, and carbs, and so on... you are actually eating.  SignatureEnrico C > whyisthis@myself.com wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA jchinnis@alum.mit.edu actually it does.. and this is why it presents a problem factor for studies based on such. seeing, black on white, what you ate the whole day on a list does have an impact on your diet if you are considering to loose weight. > We're told that excess calories contribute to weight gain. > > Why is the government/dietetics association not pushing us to calculate > our calorie consumption? Shouldn't we be making a diet log of > everything we eat to insure we're not consuming excess calories > according to our lifestyle? Weight Watchers uses points, which is simpler and leads to a pattern of reasonable eating. > We're told that excess calories contribute to weight gain. That is nonsense. Calories are energy, and have NO weight. One does not eat calories; one does not "burn" calories The term, calorie, is used incorrectly in contemporary nutribabble. http://www.ecologos.org/obese.htm http://www.ecologos.org/pcf.htm http://www.ecologos.org/ex.htm Laurie : > We're told that excess calories contribute to weight gain. : That is nonsense. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : http://www.ecologos.org/pcf.htm : http://www.ecologos.org/ex.htm : Laurie On the other hand ....... Quoting "Webster's Desk dictionary of the English Language" - Calorie 1. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1 deg C (small calorie), or of one kilogram of water by 1 deg C (large calorie). 2. A unit equal to the large calorie, used to express the heat output of an organism and THE FUEL OR ENERGY VALUE OF FOOD. [EMPHASIS added]. Dictionaries are such wonderful things ... for people who are open minded enough to use them. :-) Ben F. > Quoting "Webster's Desk dictionary of the English Language" - > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Dictionaries are such wonderful things ... for people who are open minded > enough to use them. :-) Dictionaries, however, are not biochemistry texts, so are totally useless for that purpose. Strange you missed that in biochem class. Instead of juvenile chicanery, why don't you craft a credible refutation of what I wrote? Can't find one in the dictionary? Laurie |
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