![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So why spend energy on weighing food and counting, tracking, and adding macronutrients when those numbers aren't even accurate? So how are we supposed to assign specific macronutrient and caloric intake quantities when we can't even determine an accurate baseline of what the system (your body) needs to operate? However, this number can be affected by many factors, including macronutrient type, total amount of fiber, type of fiber, quality of food (processed versus whole foods), and insulin-sensitivity. There's an accepted estimate that 10% of energy consumed is used in digestion and assimilation of food. The thermal effect of feeding (TEF) is the amount of energy used to digest food. There are many factors that go into daily energy expenditure, including intensity and duration of exercise, type of employment, body composition, and resting metabolic rate, all of which are difficult to accurately measure. Unfortunately, with apologies to the Yahoo health experts, Wheat Thins aren't part of an effective body composition-improving meal plan. So when you eat a Wheat Thin, you know almost exactly how much protein you're (not) getting. The nutritional information on boxed processed foods, on the other hand, is much more accurate as their ingredients are consistently managed by the manufacturer. Furthermore, the quality whole foods you should be eating (lean meats, vegetables, fruits, etc.) vary greatly in macronutrient and calorie content based on cut, what the animal was fed, soil quality, and so on. Most nutritional labels base their information on averages, not exact or absolute values. My argument is, however, that a non-counting method can deliver similar results without all the OCD teeth-gnashing and label-reading. I realize that many fit people have experienced great results from just sucking it up and doing the damn math. ![]()
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