I appreciate your viewpoint. Most cry like babies when they're called on their information.
Good on you.
You seem like you like burying your face in data, which is a good thing in my opinion assuming you know how to remain unbiased and logical. That said, I suggest you start perusing through research banks such as pubmed for things you're interested in.
There is no data (research) in humans that skipping a single meal or even a day’s worth of meals does anything to metabolic rate. Things simply don't work like that in regards to our metabolisms. In fact, research that does exist relating to fasting actually shows a minimal increase in metabolic rate in response to the early stages of fasting, so you better believe skipping a single meal is going to have about half of zilch affect.
In terms of the thermic effects of food you're discussing relative to processed vs unprocessed and complex vs. simple... the data just isn't there that I've seen. Net
calories and nutrients matter beyond a lot when it comes to this stuff, but the package they're delivered in come in a distant second.
I've been
dieting people down for pretty many years and I do 'my homework' in terms of research. Not that I know it all, which is why I was asking if you have any peer reviewed information to support your claims. As you, I love learning.
I replied to your post simply b/c you seemed to be painting a picture that didn't match the reality of my experience as a trainer and didn't vibe with the data (or lack thereof) that I've seen to date.
