your body can't take out a loan, what it has on it (fat stores) is what it has... go too low in BF and you die..the heart is supported by fat as a holster, if you will.
i've read fat is stored as bodyfat relatively efficiently (yes, i know dietary fat isn't the same as bodyfat), i've also read carbs are converted to bodyfat somewhat...
if you're coming from the 'average western diet', making the switch to a diet that incorporates more protein and less carb than before...will likely...
I concede and completely agree my statement is not correct for 100% of the population. I know it works for me. I would, however, be cautious in stating that something must be proven true for all...
i know next to nothing in this realm but from what i've heard... if something is causing your body to do special things with what you put in it, higher input --> higher output.
Mhm its my opinion/experience - i have poor self control and i know it... this doesn't mean its incorrect. I think it is safe to assume many others fall into this boat without worrying about the idea...
how do you know it is 'pretty accurate' ? It's possible it is taking water into consideration for its calculations, i'm not sure if it would account...
Even if i did, it depends on the poster's definition of efficiency. In terms of processing/nutritional efficiency, as you are seeing it, studies would say its...