[coldtea]

>It is a little more complex than calories in and calories out. It isnt kooky to suggest that some foods (liquid sugar) are absorbed more readily while other calories may pass through without absorbtion (plant fibers)

No, but it is kooky to suggest it as a standalone diet, complete with various invalid assumptions, outside of scientific dietary consensus.

Plus, you'd be surprised how far the "calories in/out" goes: http://www.fitmole.org/twinkie-diet/