The next time you hear someone say it, you can tell them it simply isn’t true.
There’s a popular rule you’ve probably heard before about losing weight: for every 3,500 calories you shed from your diet, you’ll lose a pound. But just because everyone, including nutritionists with graduate degrees, keep repeating this doesn’t make it true.
In fact, it’s a total myth.
“I see dietitians using it all the time, making recommendations based off of it,” said Kevin Hall, who is a researcher at the National Institute of Diabetes
Source: Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong
My Comments: This is not too encouraging…but that’s just life and the truth.