Re:Why Calorie Counts Are All Wrong
by cjensen on Monday August 17, 2015 @11:47AM
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They say "all wrong" but they appear to mean "not perfectly accurate." Given that calorie counting is one of the most successful methods for gaining control of weight, that's not just semantics; that's unethical.
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The author is to blame for this unfortunate headline. "Humans engage in a kind of tug-of-war with the food we eat, a battle in which we are measuring the spoils--calories--all wrong."
Re:Why Calorie Counts Are All Wrong
by sliverstorm on Monday August 17, 2015 @12:04PM
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Additionally, as far as I know they typically overestimate the caloric value. Which means the error will almost always work IN FAVOR of someone calorie counting to lose weight.