m_arch
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From what i've seen, it sounds like at its essence a higher metabolic rate = a more structured healthier body.
What if someone starts to eat more but gain body fat, is that a more structured healthier body? Aren't the excess calories just being stored as fat?
I don't think we should throw the baby out with the bath water, i.e. we know that an imbalanced body fat % (too high or too low) causes a host of health problems in itself. I remember people saying the optimal for a male was 10~15% (ive also read 13-18%), and the optimal for a woman 20-30%.
If we look at body fat and calories we can kind of work something out - i.e. someone is 80kg, 15% bf and eats 2500 calories.
They increase their calories to 3000, but the body fat stays the same at 15%. They may have increased weight to 85kg, ie. gained muscle or bone, but not fat %. This is seen as optimal peating right?
So would a person weighing 80kg, who continues to eat 2500 calories - and they lose weight - lets say their new stats are 75kg, 12% bf - is that also peating? Theres been an increase in metabolic activity there as well
I'm curious what people think generally in this topic, i've seen a trend of "peatarians" gaining a lot of weight and saying its fine and healthy and they feel better etc. But if you're just getting fat - you're not really peating, right?
What if someone starts to eat more but gain body fat, is that a more structured healthier body? Aren't the excess calories just being stored as fat?
I don't think we should throw the baby out with the bath water, i.e. we know that an imbalanced body fat % (too high or too low) causes a host of health problems in itself. I remember people saying the optimal for a male was 10~15% (ive also read 13-18%), and the optimal for a woman 20-30%.
If we look at body fat and calories we can kind of work something out - i.e. someone is 80kg, 15% bf and eats 2500 calories.
They increase their calories to 3000, but the body fat stays the same at 15%. They may have increased weight to 85kg, ie. gained muscle or bone, but not fat %. This is seen as optimal peating right?
So would a person weighing 80kg, who continues to eat 2500 calories - and they lose weight - lets say their new stats are 75kg, 12% bf - is that also peating? Theres been an increase in metabolic activity there as well
I'm curious what people think generally in this topic, i've seen a trend of "peatarians" gaining a lot of weight and saying its fine and healthy and they feel better etc. But if you're just getting fat - you're not really peating, right?