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Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity (bigthink.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just FYI the amount of calories burned by walking and exercise is absolutely minimal compared to your regular resting rate.

Which studies exactly? If you look closer I'm sure you'll find they contribute to poor regulation of various mechanisms related to weight

[–] Torvum 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not true. Within an average day (pending weight and mass overall as well as heart rate) someone walking 15k+ steps a day could easily come close to matching their daily resting rate. An hour of exercise, yes trivial. But simply just not being sedentary will easily get you to needing 3500-4000 calories just to maintain. Of course that's only 1000-1500 more than a man needs on average, and with how easily replaced it is by bad food choices, yes it could also seem trivial. But if maintaining consistency, it could be the difference between success and failure.

http://www.nutritionmd.org/nutrition_tips/nutrition_tips_understand_foods/carbs_versus.html

http://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/simple-carbohydrates-complex-carbohydrates#3

http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/What-Do-Complex-Carbohydrates-Break-Down-Into.html

Bottom line, be slightly active and you're fine. Be sedentary and suffer the consequences of your own actions.