http://www.bodyrecomposition.com Training and Nutrition advice, straight from the monkey's mouth. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:56:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cao JJ, Nielsen FH.  Acid diet (high-meat protein) effects on calcium metabolism and bone health. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2010 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print] PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Update recent advancements regarding the effect of high-animal protein intakes on calcium utilization and bone health. RECENT FINDINGS: Increased potential renal ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/acid-diet-high-meat-protein-effects-on-calcium-metabolism-and-bone-health-research-review.html About 10 days ago I posted a Q&A titled Permanent Metabolic Damage dealing with the claim that, following extreme contest diets, bodybuilders and other physique competitors have 'damaged' their metabolic rate so irrevocably that they are able to gain significant amounts of fat consuming only 700-900 calories per day.  I'll ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/permanent-metabolic-damage-followup-qa.html I would be surprised if most on the Internet or who were involved in training and nutrition weren't familiar with the name Tom Venuto.   I've known Tom (via email correspondence anyhow) for over a decade and he's always been one of the good guys in the field.  I may not ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/tom-venutos-holy-grail-body-transformation-program-product-review.html Question: Lately I've seen a lot of hype regarding metabolic damage that can occur when dieting to very low body fat levels, where individuals permanently "damage" their metabolisms to the point where they are getting fat on 800-900 calories a day. It's said to occur when losing weight too fast ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/permanent-metabolic-damage-qa.html Question: I am a little confused when it comes to metabolic slowdown. The reason for my confusion is that as far as I can figure, if my LBM remains approximately the same throughout the diet, then my energy expenditure should also remain basically the same.  Granted, maintaining LBM is difficult ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/lean-body-mass-maintenance-and-metabolic-rate-slowdown-qa.html Question: I've often seen it claimed that one needs to 'eat fat to burn fat' and that this is one of the advantages of low-carbohydrate diets.  But, like so many myths in the diet world, I'm wondering if this is actually true.  Is it? Answer: The short answer, as you might ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/do-i-need-to-eat-more-fat-to-burn-fat-qa.html Question: You refer to “adequate protein intake” as important, but what do you consider adequate? In my case — calorie restriction of ~750-1000 kcals below BMR coupled with regular strength training? Is there a percentage of intake you consider ideal, and is it higher while dieting versus ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/protein-intake-while-dieting-qa.html On Tuesday in Exercise and Weight/Fat Loss: Part 1, I took a somewhat thorough look at some of the realities of exercise and weight/fat loss in terms of the direct impact on caloric expenditure.  And the fairly depressing conclusion is that moderate/realistic amounts of exercise (for the typical person) are ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/exercise-and-weightfat-loss-part-2.html I think it was last year some time that Time magazine ran an article to the effect of "Exercise will make you fit but it won't make you thin." I remember someone asking me about this (it might have been my mom) and I wasn't really sure what the issue ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/exercise-and-weightfat-loss-part-1.html Levine JA et. al. Role of nonexercise activity thermogenesis in resistance to fat gain in humans.  Science. (1999) Jan 8;283(5399):212-4. Humans show considerable interindividual variation in susceptibility to weight gain in response to overeating. The physiological basis of this variation was investigated by measuring changes in energy storage and ... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/role-of-nonexercise-activity-thermogenesis-in-resistance-to-fat-gain-in-humans-research-review.html