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Sep 2022
13m 58s

#97: NUTRITION - Why Adults & Children C...

Martin MacDonald
About this episode

This episode is a brisk conversation around the topic of Calories. I discuss why it is utterly ridiculous to compare the calorie deficits of an adult to the calorific needs of a growing child, and, as always, the importance of critical thinking!

References and links discussed can be found at www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep97

TOPICS

00:00 - Calling out the anti-diet gimps 

06:00 - If you apply the energy needs of a child to yourself, you’ll double your body weight in the next 10 years…

11:05 - Fat Loss requires a calorie deficit, we have plenty of stored energy to live

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