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The Trouble With Calories
Manage episode 329530992 series 2805106
Weight loss is as simple as “calories in, calories out,” right? Or — gasp — could the reply guys be wrong!? This week, we dig in on the surprisingly complex science behind a seemingly simple calculation.
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- History of the Calorie in Nutrition
- Caloric Equivalents of Gained or Lost Weight
- The Foreign Policy of the Calorie
- Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong
- Time to Correctly Predict the Amount of Weight Loss With Dieting
- Mysteries of Weight Loss
- The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out
- “Calories in, calories out” and macronutrient intake
- Olympians owe gold standard to a 19th-century chemist
- Calories on food packets are wrong—it’s time to change that
- Why Does the FDA Recommend 2,000 Calories Per Day?
- Who Actually Needs a 2,000 Calorie a Day Diet?
- The Nutrition Facts Label: Its History and Updates
Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!
82 episodes
Manage episode 329530992 series 2805106
Weight loss is as simple as “calories in, calories out,” right? Or — gasp — could the reply guys be wrong!? This week, we dig in on the surprisingly complex science behind a seemingly simple calculation.
Support us:
Links!
- History of the Calorie in Nutrition
- Caloric Equivalents of Gained or Lost Weight
- The Foreign Policy of the Calorie
- Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong
- Time to Correctly Predict the Amount of Weight Loss With Dieting
- Mysteries of Weight Loss
- The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out
- “Calories in, calories out” and macronutrient intake
- Olympians owe gold standard to a 19th-century chemist
- Calories on food packets are wrong—it’s time to change that
- Why Does the FDA Recommend 2,000 Calories Per Day?
- Who Actually Needs a 2,000 Calorie a Day Diet?
- The Nutrition Facts Label: Its History and Updates
Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!
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