Anyone heard of this???

[gotmojo]

All on this board have never let me down with great input, I appreciate it!!!

My question is this...I have been hearing alot lately that the human body is only capeable of assimilating a certain amount of calories per meal / sitting, I believe depending upon the person it has been said that only 300 to 375 calories can be assimilated with all excess calories being stored as fat. I have noticed that most meal replacements (shakes, bars, etc...) run within this range, or close to it. Is there any truth to this, and if so how does this affect some who needs to consume a certain amount of cals per day to achieve thier goals, because at most, 6 meals @ 375 is 2250. Any input is as always appreciated!

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I've never heard that.

I don't think you can EVER put a number on how many calories a person can "use" in one sitting. There are simply too many variables ....

age
gender
activity level
food choice
water intake
sleep patterns
stress levels
hormone levels
medical conditions
timing of meal
food combinations
exercise timing
exercise choices
etc
etc
etc

 

[ChefWide]

cheers to Daisy.

How could a state ment be made like that standing half way between ShortOne and Tuc? Kini and Scots? nope. empty factoid is my vote

 

[gotmojo]

Normally I dismiss info. such as this, that logically for many resons would be next to impossible to gauge....however the confusing factor is that after I had heard this several times, I had run across it in some material from the "A.M.A." that I was using for research on my dissertation. The info. was vague, but enough to make me question the merit of the statement. Thanks for the input so far!

 

[ChefWide]

Normally I dismiss info. such as this, that logically for many resons would be next to impossible to gauge....however the confusing factor is that after I had heard this several times, I had run across it in some material from the "A.M.A." that I was using for research on my dissertation. The info. was vague, but enough to make me question the merit of the statement. Thanks for the input so far!

links? love to check it...

the caloric needs for a 350+lb powerlifter, a sedentary 95lber and a RAAM racer are NOT compatable, nor are their abilities to deal with so many mitigating factors...

If it IS the case, i wanna know about, it changes things accross the board..er.. boards.. lol.. sorry.

 

[gotmojo]

links? love to check it...

the caloric needs for a 350+lb powerlifter, a sedentary 95lber and a RAAM racer are NOT compatable, nor are their abilities to deal with so many mitigating factors...

If it IS the case, i wanna know about, it changes things accross the board..er.. boards.. lol.. sorry.

Don't construe my confusion with belief in this whole thing, i'm with you on this. I'm pretty sure the numbers used in this study were all averages, and not taking into account all factors that would be associated with diff. lifestyles and or body types so on and so on. the study, I believe was done on obesity, and I do remember a statement made to the effect of "it's not the amount of calories consumed in a day that makes people fat or obese, but the amount consumed in one sitting." their case in point was a 28 year african american woman weighing 308 lbs. (but otherwise healthy and did do cardio 3x per week) ate but one meal per day (generally fast food), but in that meal she was consuming ridiculous amounts of fat, carbs, and calories. We all know there are other factors involved with this too metabolism, etc...

I will try to find some info. at their website and provide a link, I read this in a hard copy A.M.A. journal I was using and ran across this blurb....just wondering if anyone else has heard MORE about this.