Why am I putting on weight - Help
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popeyewhite said:
Silver993tt said:
FredClogs said:
This is a bit obvious an obvious statement but muscle is heavier that fat
Really? I thought 1kg of fat is the same as 1kg of muscle.Silver993tt said:
Muscle is NOT heavier than fat. Everything weighs the same for a kg of anything. 1Kg of air weighs the same as 1kg of muscle. As a previous poster said, muscle is more dense than fat, so for a given volume it weighs more than fat.
So, in conclusion, or to put simply, muscle is heavier than fat? 
johnwilliams77 said:
Silver993tt said:
Muscle is NOT heavier than fat. Everything weighs the same for a kg of anything. 1Kg of air weighs the same as 1kg of muscle. As a previous poster said, muscle is more dense than fat, so for a given volume it weighs more than fat.
So, in conclusion, or to put simply, muscle is heavier than fat? 
LordGrover said:
Granfondo said:
What is in diet drinks that puts on weight?
No idea. They're a poor choice for many reasons, the main one being artificial sweeteners can fool the body into triggering insulin.Insulin is produced when glucose is in the blood stream.
The many additives may be crap but weight gain is not a side affect of diet drinks due to them having no calories but the sweet taste may make you want to eat other sweet stuff that does have sugar in them.
Granfondo said:
I don't think that is correct!
Insulin is produced when glucose is in the blood stream.
The many additives may be crap but weight gain is not a side affect of diet drinks due to them having no calories but the sweet taste may make you want to eat other sweet stuff that does have sugar in them.
I've seen several studies and articles saying otherwise. E.g. click.Insulin is produced when glucose is in the blood stream.
The many additives may be crap but weight gain is not a side affect of diet drinks due to them having no calories but the sweet taste may make you want to eat other sweet stuff that does have sugar in them.
LordGrover said:
Granfondo said:
I don't think that is correct!
Insulin is produced when glucose is in the blood stream.
The many additives may be crap but weight gain is not a side affect of diet drinks due to them having no calories but the sweet taste may make you want to eat other sweet stuff that does have sugar in them.
I've seen several studies and articles saying otherwise. E.g. click.Insulin is produced when glucose is in the blood stream.
The many additives may be crap but weight gain is not a side affect of diet drinks due to them having no calories but the sweet taste may make you want to eat other sweet stuff that does have sugar in them.
But if you want to live healthier water is good.
Granfondo said:
Plenty other studies state otherwise but my diabetic daughter has never been told not to drink diet drinks but is told to watch out for orange juice and the like!
But if you want to live healthier water is good.
But while there are conflicting studies both for and against, surely the best action is to err on the side of caution, and avoid the crap as much as possible?But if you want to live healthier water is good.
Silver993tt said:
johnwilliams77 said:
Silver993tt said:
for a given volume yes but without taking into account volume is weighs the same
for a given volume most things have a different weight due to density changes. How about adipose tissue weighs less than lean tissue? Do these odd semantics appeal?
popeyewhite said:
Silver993tt said:
johnwilliams77 said:
Silver993tt said:
for a given volume yes but without taking into account volume is weighs the same
for a given volume most things have a different weight due to density changes. How about adipose tissue weighs less than lean tissue? Do these odd semantics appeal?
Granfondo said:
LordGrover said:
To the advocates of MFP and other such calorie counting twaddle, it's not quite so simple.
For a layman's guide, the BBC's TMIaD covered this recently: click. The idea that (k)calorie in = (k)calorie out is unreliable at best.
Exercise helps with respect to body composition, though it is (directly) more effective for cardiovascular health. Excess fat is down to excess consumption, but determining what your body determines to be excess is the trick.
There is no one-size-fits-all 'answer', but eating processed foods, junk and alcohol are clearly less than optimal. From the OP cereals, bread, crackers, (diet) coke, etc are all poor choices and removal will improve outcome.
What is in diet drinks that puts on weight?For a layman's guide, the BBC's TMIaD covered this recently: click. The idea that (k)calorie in = (k)calorie out is unreliable at best.
Exercise helps with respect to body composition, though it is (directly) more effective for cardiovascular health. Excess fat is down to excess consumption, but determining what your body determines to be excess is the trick.
There is no one-size-fits-all 'answer', but eating processed foods, junk and alcohol are clearly less than optimal. From the OP cereals, bread, crackers, (diet) coke, etc are all poor choices and removal will improve outcome.
I think you have to be careful about the diet drinks thing - the mechanism by which they may cause a problem appears to be increased hunger - but if you are tracking and controlling what you eat, that's not going to be a problem. There are better things to drink than diet sodas, but I'm not convinced those better things include full sugar sodas.
otolith said:
I think you have to be careful about the diet drinks thing - the mechanism by which they may cause a problem appears to be increased hunger - but if you are tracking and controlling what you eat, that's not going to be a problem. There are better things to drink than diet sodas, but I'm not convinced those better things include full sugar sodas.
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