173: Is Weight Management as Simple as Calories In, Calories Out? With Dr. Timothy Noakes
b"For a long time, weight loss and weight management\\xa0strategies\\xa0have\\xa0focused on counting calories. The question we ask\\xa0in today\\u2019s episode\\xa0is: Does that work? That is, if you count accurately, will it predict\\xa0your\\xa0weight loss\\xa0or\\xa0gain?\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTo answer these questions, we pit two\\xa0theories\\xa0against each other. On one side, there is the argument that you can\\u2019t break the laws of thermodynamics,\\xa0and therefore a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and you just need to know what goes in your body and how it gets used to understand which direction\\xa0your\\xa0weight will go.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOn the other side, there is the carbohydrate-insulin model,\\xa0based on the fact that\\xa0insulin promotes energy storage and, as\\xa0a result,\\xa0the belief is that\\xa0low energy availability\\xa0then\\xa0promotes intake.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWe\\u2019ll discuss the evidence for and against the viability of each of these theories,\\xa0then turn our attention to what is\\xa0arguably a more important question:\\xa0Do we over-equate weight loss with\\xa0improved\\xa0health? And what are the\\xa0most healthy\\xa0ways to\\xa0lose\\xa0weight?\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWe\\u2019re excited to be joined today by a leading voice in the world of exercise physiology, Dr. Timothy Noakes, whose work has had a\\xa0significant\\xa0impact on nutrition\\xa0as well as many other aspects of\\xa0sport\\xa0science.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLet's make you fast!\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"