Rib Eye only diet?

[redpoint5]

Eat less; exercise more.

[Cd]

15 Photos Of People From All Over The World Next To How Much Food They Eat Per Day - Dose - Your Daily Dose of Amazing
I posted this while looking for an old back-page article in National Geographic on the topic of different peoples calorie intake.

There is a ricksha driver in the article i linked, that eats over 2,000 calories a day. ( 2,400 )

However, the Nat Geo article i was looking for had a fellow that was also a ricksha driver, and he at much less than 2,000 calories a day, yet had the strength to pull along two normal size adults up hills and over several miles.
How is such a thing possible ? It's not just all gearing.
I have a " mountain bike " and struggle to get up some steep hills with just me on board and all the right gearing.
Where do these Ricksha drivers get their strength, and stamina, ( and why don't they have muscular legs ? )

Does the body adapt to extreme conditions like this ?

[metroschultz]

I had heart issues five years back.
My doctor has been monitoring my cholesterol (etc.) since.
Total cholesterol averages 170.
Last year she said I needed to change my diet, I eat a lot of meat and bacon/hot dogs/bologna is my favorite, - my good cholesterol was too low and my bad cholesterol was too high.
For six months I avoided bacon and other processed pork while attempting to eat more plants.
My total cholesterol went up to 215. Bad cholesterol went up faster than the good cholesterol.
Went back to meat - total cholesterol came back down to 170.
I say "Eat the Meat"
maybe eat a plant once in a while.

[drainoil]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Eat less; exercise more.

X2

Doesn't get any simpler than this.

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by drainoil

X2

Doesn't get any simpler than this.

Naw

Exercise 'not key to obesity fight' - BBC News

[mikeyjd]

Originally Posted by Cd

15 Photos Of People From All Over The World Next To How Much Food They Eat Per Day - Dose - Your Daily Dose of Amazing
I posted this while looking for an old back-page article in National Geographic on the topic of different peoples calorie intake.

There is a ricksha driver in the article i linked, that eats over 2,000 calories a day. ( 2,400 )

However, the Nat Geo article i was looking for had a fellow that was also a ricksha driver, and he at much less than 2,000 calories a day, yet had the strength to pull along two normal size adults up hills and over several miles.
How is such a thing possible ? It's not just all gearing.
I have a " mountain bike " and struggle to get up some steep hills with just me on board and all the right gearing.
Where do these Ricksha drivers get their strength, and stamina, ( and why don't they have muscular legs ? )

Does the body adapt to extreme conditions like this ?

Human metabolisms are extremely adaptable to what is available. His job is mostly endurance training, which coupled with his genetics don't lend themselves to large muscle size. Endurance training while buring a high amount of calories during the exercise trains the metabolism to burn calories as slowly as possible during periods of rest.

I have doubts as to the accuracy of the amount of calories these people are eating anyways. Most people that aren't very determined to keep track of their calories often guess wrong by over 1000 calories as to what they actually consume regularly.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

Naw

Exercise 'not key to obesity fight' - BBC News

While exercise is not necessary to loose (fat), it can certainly help to bulk up. Muscle cells have a higher calorie requirement than fat cells, and increasing their size also increases metabolism.

When I lift weights, I have a daily calorie requirement around 3400.

I listed the most important thing first; eat less.

[Cd]

Originally Posted by mikeyjd

Human metabolisms are extremely adaptable to what is available. His job is mostly endurance training, which coupled with his genetics don't lend themselves to large muscle size. Endurance training while buring a high amount of calories during the exercise trains the metabolism to burn calories as slowly as possible during periods of rest.

I have doubts as to the accuracy of the amount of calories these people are eating anyways. Most people that aren't very determined to keep track of their calories often guess wrong by over 1000 calories as to what they actually consume regularly.

The article I mentioned was in National Geographic. I would expect NG to be a credible source. How many calories do you think he burns in a day ? I know it depends on numerous factors, but on average, I would guess it to be a lot more than 2,000 a day. ( pedaling two people + himself up hills, and over several miles )

What happens if a person burns more calories per day than they consume - but over years of time ?
I found it interesting what you said about the bodies ability to train itself to burn calories slower during periods of rest.
I guess that makes rest all the more important then.

[Cd]

At my job, they have a magazine ( 'TIME' special i believe )
Here is a short bit from a short article in it :

" The scientific concept of healthy obesity stems from studies showing that some overweight or obese people are just as healthy as normal-weight individuals, since they have normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and normal cholesterol levels. Other studies, however, came to the conclusion that people cannot be both overweight and healthy "

It seems that for everything there is a valid argument against it.

Here is a bit about lard being healthy :Lard is Healthy: 10 Reasons to Bring Lard Back

Vegetables are bad for you :Eating vegetables can seriously damage your health | Daily Mail Online

And drinking water is bad as well :Early Death Comes From Drinking Distilled Water

[Arragonis]

Cancer will get you in the end.