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There is mounting evidence that being fat isn't necessarily a choice. It is in some cases, but see http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fecal-transplant-linked-womans-w

There is mounting evidence that being fat isn't necessarily a choice. It is in some cases, but see http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fecal-transplant-linked-womans-weight-gain/story?id=28758104 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fecal-transplant-linked-womans-... A woman became obese after a fecal transplant -- hinting at the complexity of how obesity works in the body, experts say. The unnamed woman weighed 136 pounds -- but gained 34 pounds over the next 16 months -- going from a healthy body mass index to an obese one, according to a case study published in an Oxford Journal called Open Forum for Infectious Diseases. "The patient actually said this: 'From the moment I had the fecal transplant, I felt like a switch flipped in my body,'" said. Dr. Colleen Kelly, a gastroenterology at the Warren Alpert School of Brown University. "She felt like prior to the fecal transplant, she had never had to worry about weight."

gragas 9y ago
I mean, say what you want. There is obviously a gradient between starving to death and over-eating. If you eat zero calories, you will starve. If you eat N calories, you will be obese. Solution: eat less than N calories. No one is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to eat too much.
- naravara 9y ago
  >No one is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to eat too much. How you recognize what "enough," "too little," and "too much" are are based on a complicated set of hormonal and nervous system cues. When that system tips too far one way or another you're inevitably going to start gaining weight or have trouble building muscle.
- sillysaurus3 9y ago
  If you read the link, you will note she was athletic before the transplant, and became obese afterwards despite maintaining the exact same lifestyle.
- sctb 9y ago
  The effect of commenting dismissively like this on a complex and emotional issue is that of trolling. We need you to be more thoughtful and to please resist flamebait like the guidelines ask. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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gragas 9y ago

I mean, say what you want. There is obviously a gradient between starving to death and over-eating. If you eat zero calories, you will starve. If you eat N calories, you will be obese. Solution: eat less than N calories. No one is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to eat too much.

naravara 9y ago
>No one is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to eat too much. How you recognize what "enough," "too little," and "too much" are are based on a complicated set of hormonal and nervous system cues. When that system tips too far one way or another you're inevitably going to start gaining weight or have trouble building muscle.
sillysaurus3 9y ago
If you read the link, you will note she was athletic before the transplant, and became obese afterwards despite maintaining the exact same lifestyle.
sctb 9y ago
The effect of commenting dismissively like this on a complex and emotional issue is that of trolling. We need you to be more thoughtful and to please resist flamebait like the guidelines ask. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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