A blogger reports some extremely tentative findings concerning liver size and calorie utilization without gaining weight. It turns out having a larger liver, presuming the cause is not disease or damage, may be associated with being able to consume more calories and burn more calories without gaining weight.
While a number of things will cause a larger liver, most of them are bad for your health, if not fatal. The one thing the author identifies that you can do in pursuit of a larger liver while remaining healthy is eating more protein. She suggests that something called “exercise science” could run tightly controlled studies to see if this (a) works, and (b) has the desired effect of burning more calories while resting or otherwise not exercising.
While we await the findings, order up a medium-rare 16 oz. rib eye and dig in! It will be delicious and could be good for your health as well. Maybe skip the baked potato with sour cream, chives and bacon bits just to be on the safe side. Hat tip to Instapundit for the link.
