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The only other thing that can affect your metabolism (in both the short term and
longer term) is exercise and movement. Even in the complete absence of food for three
days, your metabolism remains unchanged.

I find it troubling that every physiologist, medical doctor, and PhD that I have talked
to seems to understand this, but many of the personal trainers, nutrition personalities
and supplement sales people are completely unaware of this scientific fact.

This is truly a testament to the amazing power and persuasive nature of the
marketing that can be found on the Internet and in fitness and nutrition magazines. It

is also an illustration of the scientific illiteracy of many of the fitness personalities and
marketers you may deal with in your life.

This got me thinking that, if short-term changes in food intake has no effect on

metabolic rate, what other myths have I been led to believe as scientific facts?

I took it upon myself to examine the science behind many of today’s popular diets. I
found no difference between any of them in their effectiveness over the long term.

People choosing higher protein, lower carbohydrate diets (similar to Atkins or The

Zone) tended to see slightly better weight loss, at least in the short term. However,
when these studies extended to more than six months and up to a year, the
differences tended to even out.
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I found only one thing to be consistent with all of these diets. This common finding is
the success of any diet can be measured by how closely people can follow the rules of
the diet and how long they can maintain caloric restriction.

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