People get hung up on calories, but you have to look beyond calories alone. You might be able to lose weight with a caloric deficit, but you won't improve your health just by cutting back on the number of calories you consume.

Well, once again words are put in my mouth. I never said composition of the calories you eat doesn't matter. In FACT I have repeatedly said the opposite:

... personally I believe what you eat *does* impact the ability to lose weight: for example, protein (and fat) release cck a satiety hormone that helps you feel full--and in general protein suppresses the appetite whereas refined carbs stimulate it (especially sugar). That eating 'real food' makes it less likely to overeat--and that includes carbs that still have their fiber intact (brown rice, quinoa, oats, yams, fibrous veggies, etc.). However, ignoring or discounting calories in an attempt to 'eat as much as you want and still lose weight' (that standard diet-hawker's slogan), is a small-f fool's errand....

http://boards.fool.com/in-dieting-magic-isn8217t-a-substitut...

...I've already posted on more than one occasion that it's alot harder to overeat a bowl of rice and broccoli or baked potatoes than it is to overeat donuts or potato chips. The fiber factor alone in the former is advantageous in controlling hunger. I always recommend focusing on lean proteins, healthy fats and carbs that haven't had their fiber refined and processed out of them. It's far easier to stay within a certain calorie limit when you do that, so why tempt fate by straying over to the dark side of processed crap that only acts to stimulate your appetite instead of satisfy it. You'll feel better and you'll look better if you eat real food. ...

http://boards.fool.com/while-i-agree-with-you-about-the-need...

...I presume the insulin reactions among the groups were altered by the macrocomposition of the 4 diets...

http://boards.fool.com/scheduled-high-fat-diet-prevents-obes...

I'm sorry if correcting what I perceive as misinformation is seen as bullying. But it serves no one here to promulgate mis-truths. Sorry but anyone who ignores the primacy of calorie control in weight management is doing a disservice. Anyone who tries to do end-runs around the truth that ultimately weight loss is a matter of creating a calorie deficit needs to be brought-back to reality. I view it as tough-love and issuing wake-up calls.

However--that said--I will try to watch my tone and find a way to bring the message I'm trying to convey without coming off as a bully or whatever other negative attitude is being ascribed to my posts.