? In a thread filled with supplements I point out that diet and exercise are most important and you call that out? Shocking. Yes these are all preference, but nothing to do with fat loss? I beg to differ.
From abstracts.
Fasted cardio: 1. Jensen, M. Fate of fatty acids at rest and during exercise: regulatory mechanisms. Acta Physiol Scand. 2003 Aug;178(4):385-90.
Paleo diet: "Even short-term consumption of a paleolithic type diet improves BP and glucose tolerance, decreases insulin secretion, increases insulin sensitivity and improves lipid profiles without weight loss in healthy sedentary humans."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19209185?dopt=Abstract (Controlled to allow 0 weight loss)
http://www.ergo-log.com/paleodiet.html
"The biggest difference between the Mediterranean and the paleo diet is in the
carbohydrates. The paleo diet contains far fewer carbs and the glycaemic load was much less too. The absolute protein intake was the same in both groups, but forms a higher percentage of the paleo diet.
"A Paleolithic diet is more satiating per calorie than a Mediterranean-like diet", the Swedes conclude. "This aspect of a Paleolithic diet is vital to any diet intended to facilitate weight-loss in obese patients and thereby mitigate effects of associated diseases, such as ischemic heart disease and diabetes type 2."
Intermittent fasting: www.leangains.com for starters
Low-carb: Too many references to dig into. The science is there.
Needless to say I could find a lot more articles if need be, but I don't need a lot to show the error of your statement. If you were trying to say that calories in<calories out as necessity you didn't say it very well.
None of these are
necessary for fat loss, they are merely my preferred way. You can use a variety of different diets, styles of cardio, etc to see results. The ones I listed do have plenty of science behind them and would be a much more effective start for most people than picking the correct "fat burner."