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Meal Timing Crucial for Fat Loss? Is WHEN You Eat More Important for Losing Weight Than HOW MUCH You Eat?

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In rodents, incorrect meal timing can partly override the benefits of energy restriction. "You need a caloric deficit to lose weight..." The latest study from the  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center   does not  refute this principle. It does, however, add to it an "... and you must not eat at the wrong times!" Confused? Alright, here's the elevator's pitch for the latest paper in Cell Metabolism : Scientists fed rodents calorie-reduced diets. Rodents lost weight, but only if they were fed at night (when they would usually be active), a pair-fed group that ate during the day (when mice are usually inactive), on the other hand, didn't lose a gram. Learn more about skipping meals at the SuppVersity Start Havin' Br-eakfast, Get Fat "Lean Gains" Fast Works Fasting Better W/ 1 or 3 Meals? Breakfast Habits Matter IF + Resistance Training = WIN ADF Beats Ca-lorie Restriction Ok, now that I probably have yo...

Losing Weight With Exercise (Only) - Chances That This Will Work are Excellent... if You are Young and Fat... and Lazy!

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Wouldn't it be great if  Taubes was right and you could sit your lazy flat-ass even flatter without having to worry to miss a chance of losing weight? The idea that you can lose weight only by working out (most people even think of " cardio ") is as hilarious as it is ingrained in the Western cultural believes. In fact, the fact that some studies indicate that overweight individuals end up losing weight when they are (often put) on an exercise regimen, however, does not mean that their workouts "pulled the trigger". Rather than that, their ability to lose weight is a consequence of an incomplete compensation of the extra-energy expenditure... and yes, I am talking about calories in vs. calories out here, because, in the end, the energy balance is  what counts - even if energy intake and output must not be seen as independent quantities ( learn more ). So, if exercise will only help you lose weight, if you don't fully compensate for the exercise induced...
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