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by nserrino 1736 days ago
I guess this is like saying "A Joule is a Joule" regarding different types of energy (gravitational potential, nuclear, etc). It may be true in an abstract sense, but the conversion efficiency makes a large impact in a practical sense.
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In this case, it seems like it only makes a small practical impact.
~300 Calories a day is huge though! It only sounds small if you don't realize what a safe calorie restricted diet deficit should be.
I don't think 300 is anything less than huge. I agree there. But that's for going all the way to a keto diet. In terms of practical impact, I'm thinking of it more in terms of bang for your buck. If you make the kind of change I expect most dieters will make, then you'd only see a small fraction of the 300 delta, which is where I'm coming from.