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The point is it doesn't explain anything. Otherwise the fat people who had lost weight would have the same metabolisms as people naturally their weight.
by Houshalter 11y ago
The point is it doesn't explain anything. Otherwise the fat people who had lost weight would have the same metabolisms as people naturally their weight.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoMetabolism (like mental state) is exogenous to Harris-Benedict so claiming it fails to predict metabolism is entirely besides the point. Harris-Benedict does explain "prisoners that intentionally overeat quickly return to their original weight" and "As soon as they [people on restricted diets in lab conditions] were allowed to leave the hospital, they quickly returned to their normal weights." These are exactly predictions of Harris-Benedict (with metabolism held constant).
- Houshalter 11y agoWhat is it predicting exactly? Just that weight loss should be rapid? But that doesn't seem to be generally true except in these special cases.