Would some qualifiers help? Like, "calorie count is the primary determinant of weight gain, given nearly all typical human eating habits"? Or "calorie count i

Would some qualifiers help? Like, "calorie count is the primary determinant of weight gain, given nearly all typical human eating habits"? Or "calorie count is the primary determinant of weight gain assuming you don't deliberately bypass your digestive system (likely inflicting discomfort and/or harm on yourself in the process) by consuming diuretics or indigestible food combinations"? Even in both of those cases, it seems like the general point is still pretty much intact.