Dr. Michael Greger
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Let's do the important stuff first.
Well, the single intervention that created the greatest loss of body fat that didn't restrict calories.
Obviously, you can lock someone in a closet.
Starve someone.
Or you can change someone to a treadmill.
But no exercise component and no calorie restriction, no portion restriction.
Eat as much as you want.
The most effective body fat at 6 months and 12 months
Was this whole food plant based diet was centering your diets around.
And it's really kind of a calorie density factor.
I mean, it's not a restriction.
It's not a restriction.
Eat as much as you want.
Right.
But there's so few calories per pound, per mouthful, per plate in these foods.
Because it's like you can eat a wheelbarrow of leafy greens.
You couldn't even maintain your weight.
I mean, you literally could not fit enough in your stomach.
You only fit about a quart of food in your stomach at a time.
And so, like, you know, you can get 2,000 calories.