Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported

Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by Josh379 on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:59AM (#19832566)

Ensemble averaging has not worked well for me when it comes to dieting. I’m at a point where I’ve found what works well for me: high protein Mediterranean eat when I’m hungry. I tried skipping breakfast and wound up being skinny-fat. I tried keto and got fat and muscular. You might fit cleanly into a bin, like me, you might not.

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Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by ryannevius on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:05AM (#19832596)

What is "skinny-fat"? Is it an issue of uncontrolled weight fluctuations?

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Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by lostapathy on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:31AM (#19832702)

It means your BMI is “normal”, but it’s normal because you lack muscle to offset having more fat than ideal.

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Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by neogodless on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:13AM (#19832633)

I believe it's using "fat" as a catch-all term for an unhealthy body composition. You appear skinny but lack muscle. I don't think you necessarily have to have "hidden" excess fat to be called this term.

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Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by sethammons on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:13AM (#19832631)

Thinner and softer; noodle arms. You can be thin or lean, but skinny-fat is marked by soft muscle.

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Re:Claims that breakfast is a health panacea may be unsupported by jddj on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:12AM (#19832628)

Typically it's more like thin but with poor muscle definition. Not overweight but not fit.

But assuming the gp was exercising with weights etc, they might mean that they felt they weren't overweight but were carrying excess fat in certain areas, or considered themselves bloated.

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