Category Archives: The Black Box

Cool Interview with Armistead Legge of The Bulletproof Executive

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Adam K

Today Caloriegate is excited to bring you an exclusive interview with a rising star in the world of online health/fitness writing, Armistead Legge, a self-declared “entrepreneur, writer, personal trainer, research analyst, and sponsored triathlete.” Armi works with Dave Asprey of … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Make a Choice…

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Adam K

What is obesity? Why do people “get fat”? How can people “lose excess fat”? These are what I consider to be Level One questions. If we do not have correct answers to these questions, how can we possibly solve our … Continue reading →

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Help Me Help You Lose Fat!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Adam K

Dear Readers, I’m going through something of an existential crisis with respect to my business, and I could sure use your input. Could you help me help you? I’ve been banging my head against the wall, trying to figure out … Continue reading →

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Great Paleo Diet Video — Paleo 101

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Adam K

A cool Paleo diet video from Dr. Doug Willen of The Health Fixer. Check it!

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The ONLY 100% Accurate Way to Think about Obesity?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Adam K

All weight loss diets — low fat, low calorie, low carb, low blarb, etc — are, at essence, ways to treat obesity and/or prevent it. Think about your weight loss goal as a mountain you want to climb. Reaching your … Continue reading →

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Is the Obesity Epidemic Unstoppable?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Adam K

The obesity epidemic ravages our society to the tune of trillions of dollars of every year, if you count up all its indirect costs and the indirect costs of those indirect costs. The trillion dollar question is: can we turn … Continue reading →

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How Fat Could You Get, If You Really, Really Tried? Infinitely Fat?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Adam K

What if, on a perverse whim, you decided that you wanted to become the fattest human being ever to grace God’s green Earth. Could you do it? If not, why not? If the Calorie Wizards are right, if you have … Continue reading →

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What in tarnation are we supposed to “count” if not calories?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Adam K

A Vastly Simplified Model of What’s Inside the Black Box (The Pretty Lines are Feedback Loops and Stuff Like That.) Instead of “Calories,” We Really Should be Counting All This Crap. YIKES!!

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Why Eating Less and Exercising More Only Works for Some of Us…

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Adam K
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When it Comes to Calories, What Counts: Quantity… or Quantity AND Quality?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Adam K

I know what you’re thinking: “Don’t be a dumbbell, Adam. Of course, both the quantity and quality of calories matter. Everyone knows that.” Perhaps. But perhaps not. Follow the perverse reasoning of the Calorie Wizards at the Centers for Disease … Continue reading →

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