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Re:Caffeine attenuates high-fat-high-sucrose lipogenesis and... by sterkekoffie on Friday January 03, 2020 @06:39PM (#21951509)
Metabolism is an incredibly complex process influenced by innumerable variables. "Calories in, calories out" is a good maxim for combating fad dieters...but it's not actually true.
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Re:Caffeine attenuates high-fat-high-sucrose lipogenesis and... by cheald on Friday January 03, 2020 @07:14PM (#21951754)
Variance in metabolism at the extremes is less than the energy in a Snickers bar. It matters, but worrying about your metabolism without first sorting your overall intake is a classic case of premature optimization.
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Re:Caffeine attenuates high-fat-high-sucrose lipogenesis and... by sterkekoffie on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:29PM (#21996928)
There are reasons to care about metabolism besides a desire to lose weight.
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Re:Caffeine attenuates high-fat-high-sucrose lipogenesis and... by cheald on Thursday January 09, 2020 @04:10PM (#22005799)
No doubt, but "I have a fast/slow metabolism" is cited as an excuse by a lot of people in regards to weight changes (or lack thereof), and it's an excuse that is more or less irrelevant compared to intake management.
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