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They don't want the consequences of overeating. But yes, I do believe they choose to eat the amounts they do.
by foobears42 6y ago
They don't want the consequences of overeating. But yes, I do believe they choose to eat the amounts they do.
- burlesona 6y agoHere’s an interesting fact: if you’re insulin resistant (more than half the population is), then you could have a “healthy” meal like a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, and the body’s poor insulin response actually forces all the carbs you just ate into your fat cells while denying your body fuel, thus making you hungrier. To overcome this you have to eat enough carb to still have fuel available even after your fat metabolism is satisfied. So the heavier you are the more you have to eat before you have fuel available to your body. It’s very, very difficult to overcome genetics.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoIn those cases, is there medication or treatment available to help deal with the insulin response? I know hyper / hypothyroidism is a thing as well (although research has shown -thyroidism may not influence weight significantly: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6711558/)
- muldvarp 6y agoHow much did human genetics change in the last 100 years? I'm very much convinced that genetics plays a role, but surely it cannot be the cause of the obesity epidemic?
- burlesona 6y agoI think what changed significantly in the last 100 years is the abundance and composition of our diet. In particular the quantity of sugar added to everything, and the abundance of simple starches in our diets (in particular in the US where the "food pyramid" suggests that grain is the main thing people should be eating).