The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
is just 19.4 tablespoons, if you'd care to indulge).
Will the body composition outcomes be the same?
Of course not. Rule #2: The hormonal responses to carbohydrates (CHO), protein, and fat are
different.
There is no shortage of clinical studies to prove that beef calories7 do not equal bourbon
calories.
One such study, conducted by Kekwick and Pawan, compared three groups put on calorically
equal (isocaloric) semistarvation diets of 90% fat, 90% protein, or 90% carbohydrate. Though
ensuring compliance was a challenge, the outcomes were clearly not at all the same:
1,000 cals. at 90% fat = weight loss of 0.9 lbs. per day
1,000 cals. at 90% protein = weight loss of 0.6 lbs. per day
1,000 cals. at 90% carbohydrate = weight gain of 0.24 lbs. per day
Different sources of calories = different results.
Things that a ect calorie allocation--and that can be modi ed for fat-loss and muscle gain--