diet question?

Question

could you eat nothing but fatty foods as long as you remain just under the recommended daily calorie intake everyday and still lose weight? for example eating 4 meals at around 500 calories a day as long as you stay undr 2500 calories a day?

Answer 1

Yes, but you would still be at risk for other problems like heart disease and vitamin deficiencies.

Answer 2

You could. But this wouldn't be a smart thing to do. Fats collectively without exercise would buildup in the larger arteries and veins.

2500 calories is a roughshot. How much do you weigh? Do you know that 2500 is what you eat every day? Most people assume that they're at a spitshot to a calorie number whereas they don't even come close.

Carbohydrates are you friend, if you use them wisely. People who have a hard time with carbs must pay attention to what the carb is doing to their body and the timing effect of the day. You shouldn't eat fruit late at night when you haven't done anything. Most likely those simple sugars will be stored.

Four meals a day doesn't cut the metabolism requirement either. The more frequent you eat, the faster the metabolic rate. Why? Let's say your car had the capibility to store gas. The car was more efficient if it had a steady streamline of gas than it did with 3 big portions. The car would ration the portions to make sure that it didn't run out. This is what we call fat storage.

Answer 3

That is not recommended. Lack of nutrients (not calories is what causes starvation). To stay under your caloric limit on a high fat diet would require you to starve yourself of carbohydrates and/or proteins. Proteins are needed for tissue repair and to make enzymes.

Carbohydrates are the primary food source for the brain and the ONLY food source for the red blood cells and the kidneys.

You risk protein starvation, hypoglycemia, and overstressed kidneys which would have to work much harder while being starved of fuel.

As an analogy, if your car runs out of gas and you only service the oil, it is still out of gas.

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Answer 4

I suppose technically, but you're not taking into consideration the fact that your cholesterol and blood pressure will go through the roof.