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Major Study Claims to Identify The Root Cause of Obesity: Fructose (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah, the key word there is "calories out" -- as in, not all calories get absorbed equally well by the body, so some get excreted. "Calories out" does not just mean burning them with metabolism and exercise. "Eat less and exercise more" is a gross oversimplification.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Less efficient calorie conversion means you'd lose weight even easier . . .

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right: skinny people might have less efficient calorie conversion than fat ones.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

. . . . but 99% of the time they just eat less