CICO-based treatment has been popular for decades yet the problem has continued to get worse (much worse).
I know it works for some but it has not worked for many more. We can stick our heads in the sand about this or admit that we need to be looking for a better answer.
When it doesn't work for someone, that means they were doing it wrong rather than that they were defying the laws of thermodynamics.
The useful thing to do at that point is to diagnose what they were doing wrong and how to correct for that instead of claiming they were defying the laws of physics.
Just an aside that struck me. The phrase "laws of thermodynamics" when applied to diet has always felt a bit off and I think I put my finger on why. The laws of thermodynamics is used in physics while diet is in the realm of biology or biochemistry. While of course chemistry and biology aren't in opposition to the physics, there's a reason it's useful to treat them separately.
Anyway, none of this is meant as criticism or argument. Perhaps not much more than a personal insight into phrasing.
Because it’s been tried and hasn’t helped.
CICO-based treatment has been popular for decades yet the problem has continued to get worse (much worse).
I know it works for some but it has not worked for many more. We can stick our heads in the sand about this or admit that we need to be looking for a better answer.