McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Debunking the Calories In, Calories Out myth!

5 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue (creator: McCall McPherson) arguing that the common 'calories in, calories out' framing of weight loss is an oversimplification. McPherson emphasizes metabolic diversity and complexity, stating bodies are not 'hardwired the same' and urging people to stop propagating the elementary calories-in/calories-out message.

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I don't know who needs to hear this today, but let me remind you, calories in is not calories out. We are not all operating in a uniform and equal metabolic transactional place like our bodies are not hardwired the same. So much more complexity goes into our ability to lose weight, maintain weight, lose weight with effort and caloric restriction than simply a calories in, calories out mindset. Can we stop propagating this message already? It's elementary, and I mean that in terms of our thinking.