Calorie restriction is not an easy thing to do in our obesigenic society. However, based on the the following study, even small changes seems to be able to result in not only weight loss but the beneficial effects on our overall health.
The debate about calories has continued for quite some time.
In 1918, Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters wrote the first diet book, “Diet and Health, With Key to the Calories.” The book was a best seller. She explained the new concept of calorie reduction for weight loss.
In 1958 Dr. Richard MacKarness published “Eat Fat and Grow Slim”. The title speaks for itself.
In 1971, Dr. Herman Taller wrote another best seller, “Calories Don’t Count”.
More recently, author Gary Taubes wrote a provocative book entitled “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and Nina Teicholz espoused the health benefits of calorie dense butter, meat and cheese, in her book called “The Big Fat Surprise.”
No wonder people are struggling with obesity and will continue to do so until we figure out the physiological, psychological, sociological and environmental complexities of weight gain, weight loss, and weight maintenance.
The following article emphasizes the health benefits of calorie restriction whether due to weight loss or the calorie deficit itself.
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