Nutrition

Nutrition

A Note on Water Weight

When it comes to weight management, water tends to make things confusing. Here's why: Water can change body weight independent of energy balance. That can make it seem like Energy Balance isn't working. For example, even if you manage to consistently take in less energy than

Nutrition

Energy Balance

If you're looking to get a better understanding of weight management, it's helpful to start with the concept of energy balance. It comes down to to a fundamental principle of physics (the 1st law of thermodynamics, to be exact): Energy cannot be created or destroyed. In