Wed, Mar-07-07, 22:53
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,418
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Plan: Atkins/IF
Stats: 12/06/04
BF:
Progress: 75%
Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
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From Atkins DANDR, p. 143: "Although there is no need to count calories, they do matter. Gaining weight results in taking in more calories than you expend through exercise, thermogenesis (the body's own heat production), and other metabolic functions. Research has shown that on a controlled carbohydrate program, more calories are burned than in a low-fat/high-carb diet, so there is a certain metabolic advantage to the controlled carb approach."
There you have it from the horse's mouth. Elsewhere in DANDR, I believe Dr Atkins states (I paraphrase), "calories do count, but carbs count more."
Anecdotal evidence on this board suggests that on a LC approach, one can consume more calories without weight gain than on other approaches, but only to a certain extent. It is possible to gain weight on LC if one overeats. But in my experience, and as others suggest, it's a lot harder.
Rachel
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