What is your optimal weight? Maybe it is the one that minimizes your waist-to-weight ratio

var citeN=0; There is a significant amount of empirical evidence suggesting that, for a given individual and under normal circumstances, the optimal weight is the one that maximizes the ratio below, where: L = lean body mass, and T = total mass. L / T L is difficult and often costly to measure. T can be measured easily, as one’s total weight. Through some simple algebraic manipulations, you can see below that the ratio above can be rewritten in terms of one’s body fat mass (F). L / T = (T – F) / T = 1 – F / T Therefore, in order to maximize L / T, one should maximize 1 – F / T. This essentially means that one should minimize the second term, or the ratio below, which is one’s body fat mass (F) divided by one’s weight (T). F / T So, you may say, all I have to do is to minimize my body...

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Dr. Jekyll dieted and became Mr. Hyde

var citeN=0; One of the most fascinating topics for an independent health researcher is the dichotomy between short- and long-term responses in successful dieters. In the short term, dieters that manage to lose a significant amount of fat mass, tend to feel quite well. Many report that their energy levels go through the roof. A significant loss of fat mass could be considered one of 30 lbs, or 13.6 kg. This is the threshold for weight loss used in the National Weight Control Registry. Ideally you want to lose body fat, not lean mass, both of which contribute to weight loss. So, in the short term, significant body fat loss feels pretty good...

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