Calorie Restriction for Weight Loss — Can we please stop pretending it works?

The scientific truth they don’t want you to know

Dr. Jason Fung
8 min readMay 2, 2024

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The ‘gold standard’ for weight loss strategies is aptly named “Eat Less, Move More” based on the Calories In, Calories Out notion. Because Body Fat = Calories In — Calories Out, nutritional authorities say that to lose Body Fat, you need to either reduce…

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Dr. Jason Fung

Nephrologist. New York Times best selling author. Interest in type 2 diabetes reversal and intermittent fasting. Founder www.TheFastingMethod.com.