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Two studies in two recent issues of prominent journals are showing that most big weight loss programs have overestimated the way weight loss happens.
The studies are:
"Measuring weight outcomes for obesity intervention strategies: the case of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax," (Lin et al.) published in Economics and Human Biology
"Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight," (Hall et al.), which was published in the Lancet in August.
They both showed that the cumulative effect most weight loss programs believe in is actually wrong. So if you thought that by cutting 100 cals on monday and another 100 on tuesday, you've lost 200 by wednesday. But the body is more complicated than that and compensates for missing calories by adjusting the metabolism.
This encourages consistency even more. Every single day counts. It's not a matter of doing great for two days and then having "days off".
The article I read is here: CTV News - New research slays myth of weight loss
The studies are:
"Measuring weight outcomes for obesity intervention strategies: the case of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax," (Lin et al.) published in Economics and Human Biology
"Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight," (Hall et al.), which was published in the Lancet in August.
They both showed that the cumulative effect most weight loss programs believe in is actually wrong. So if you thought that by cutting 100 cals on monday and another 100 on tuesday, you've lost 200 by wednesday. But the body is more complicated than that and compensates for missing calories by adjusting the metabolism.
This encourages consistency even more. Every single day counts. It's not a matter of doing great for two days and then having "days off".
The article I read is here: CTV News - New research slays myth of weight loss
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