Calculated Energy Requirements ±15% & More Off of True Resting Energy Expenditure | Genotyping May Help Maintain Muscle While Dieting -- ISSN'15 Research Review Issue #5
In view of the inaccuracy of the standard equations that are used to calculate our energy requirements we are approaching the age of the "misquantified self". If I had to find a common theme in the studies discussed in this installment of the ISSN'15 Research Overview , I guess it would be "get lean and stay lean" . If you asked for a common bottom line, it would be: It's complicated . Complicated , because even though our genes appear to have a determining rule in what's the best diet for us, the "calories in vs. calories out" equation is eventually going to determine whether you are losing or gaining weight. That's problematic, not just because many of us have lost their inborn ability to match their energy intake to their individual requirements. It's also problematic in view of the increasing number of people who rely on the numbers of apps and fitness-trackers which are just as unreliable as the standard equations that were f...