This was a question I was posed to answer by my nutrition professor.
His question is a pretty interesting one, and since I am facisinated
by nutrition and the like (I am in college right now) I was wondering
how you guys here would respond to the challenge. Personally, I went
from 220lbs to 165lbs by virtue of eating a lot more protein and a lot
less carbs - maybe not as strict as Atkins, but still pretty good and
a lot of excersise (lifting mainly, lacrosse and basketball for
cardio).
Why does an individual eating above Caloric needs in which those
Calories are primarily derived from protein sources still lose weight? In other
words, not all Calories are the same, or are they? And where do the Calories "go".
He doesnt want anecdotal data, albeit important, not epidemiological
data, albeit a little more important, but the "why" behind all
this....if it's known. There are the Laws of Thermodynamics, three in
all....the first in question here. I mean I have a lot of pretty good
theories, but I really just want to throw them around first for a bit
to someone that might know this better. |
