de novo lipogenesis
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:02 pm
Hi Jeff,
Since de novo lipogenesis is such an inefficient process in humans, is it accurate to say that if somebody is following the MWL diet, even if they are overeating by, say 500 calories per day, they would not gain a significant amount of weight from that overeaten food (provided it was from whole starches, fruit, and veggies)?
I remember reading in one of the newsletters that it would take 4 months of significantly overeating carbohydrates to gain even a single pound of fat, since most of the extra calories are burned off as heat and in non-exercise activity. Is that true?
I understand one would not lose weight eating MWL if there was no deficit in calories, but at the same time, would it be difficult to gain weight on MWL due to the inefficiency of de novo lipogenesis?
hope that is a clear question,
lfwfv
Since de novo lipogenesis is such an inefficient process in humans, is it accurate to say that if somebody is following the MWL diet, even if they are overeating by, say 500 calories per day, they would not gain a significant amount of weight from that overeaten food (provided it was from whole starches, fruit, and veggies)?
I remember reading in one of the newsletters that it would take 4 months of significantly overeating carbohydrates to gain even a single pound of fat, since most of the extra calories are burned off as heat and in non-exercise activity. Is that true?
I understand one would not lose weight eating MWL if there was no deficit in calories, but at the same time, would it be difficult to gain weight on MWL due to the inefficiency of de novo lipogenesis?
hope that is a clear question,
lfwfv