Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Suzanne Cart wrote: > writes: > Maybe you can help here, because this question has really been bugging > me: with people who burn off empty calories like that, are they still > negatively impacted? Ie: say my friends eats a large unhealthy pizza. > Obviously it doesn't get stored as fat; it seems to simply get burned > off. But does he suffer the negative health consequences from the > unhealthy food (let's assume he also consumes plenty of nutritious > foods so he's not lacking nutrition)?? > > ***You're describing my husband! > > Francesca responded to : Skinny people who don't eat right are not > always healthy. I used to get my fair share of colds and flu. > > ***For what it's worth here, it has been proven that overweight people who exercise outlive thin people who do not exercise. But thin people who exercise outlive them all. (That would be CRONE...calorie restriction with optimal nutrition and exercise.) This has often bothered me. Obviously your level of safe caloric intake is regulated by your metabolism. If you're burning 2000 calories a day, 1400 would be suicidal. Seemed the goal of CRON was to reduce caloric intake, resetting your body's metabolism as you went. But exercise, I know, particularly regular heavy exercise, always increases your metabolism. You burn more calories. That's why overweight people exercise, since without it, their diets rebound as their body adjusts. So. How much exercise is a good idea on CRON? Is there an optimal level? Seems that a lot of exercise would defeat the main purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 The question then becomes: WHAT IS the ~real~ goal of CR? Is it purely a reduction in calories? Does this mean that a 95lb woman on CR will be healthier and live longer than a 150lb man on CR? Is it the absolute number of calories that matter? Or is it the relative amount of calories for each individual? And if so: relative to what? If my basic caloric needs are 2000 calories and I add 500 calories worth of exercise is this not equivalent too not exercising and reducing 500 calories in my diet? Is there something magical about a daily caloric requirement that is lower in absolute terms? This should be fairly easy to verify: did lighter mice live longer? Did those who consumed the least amount of total food live longer? I'm so confused. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 Could you give a quick answer (no need to substantiate); I will not be able to read the books for at least 2 months. Sorry for the inconvenience. :-{ - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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