Why you can't trust calorie counting for fat loss

Hello! Today I talk about the imprecision of counting calories, all the different factors that can impact the amount of energy you actually absorb and use, processed foods, fiber, the gut microbiome, macronutrients and caloric availability, and provide some evidence-based tools for fat loss without counting calories. Despite what many people in the fitness industry are telling you, you CAN lose fat without counting calories, and calorie deficits are a lot more complex than they seem.

I'm currently doing losing fat without counting calories in my 90 day cut challenge. Check out my challenge playlist if you're interested in science-based, sustainable fat loss:
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Other videos to check out on the subject:
How to Lose Fat with Science-Based Tools | Huberman Lab Podcast:    • How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, ...  
Dr. Robert Lustig, Is a calorie a calorie? Standford Health Care lecture:    • Is a Calorie a Calorie?  Processed Fo...  
Diary of a CEO Podcast with Giles Yeo:    • The Weight Loss Scientist: You've Bee...  

Sources:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritio...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26962...
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/...
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article...
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article...
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-inform...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/5/1155

Related readings:
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:23 What is a calorie?
1:46 Processed foods
4:50 Caloric availability
5:52 Nutrition label inaccuracy
7:07 Fiber
7:43 Time consuming & mental health
8:50 Lose fat w/o counting calories