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> People’s diets were “worse” in the past — full of lard and bread — because diet doesn’t cause obesity. The ~1% of people who were obese in the past were peopl
by sasaf5 5y ago
> People’s diets were “worse” in the past — full of lard and bread — because diet doesn’t cause obesity. The ~1% of people who were obese in the past were people with one of the various medical conditions known to cause obesity, such as Prader-Willi Syndrome, hypothyroidism, or hypothalamic lesions.
This is a very strong claim that is lacking a source. There are entire groups of people in history that were documented to be obese, especially in religion or sports.
- mattgibson 5y ago>There are entire groups of people in history that were documented to be obese, especially in religion or sports This is also a very strong claim that is lacking a source :)
- sasaf5 5y agoSure, my bad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo
- gtt 5y ago>This is a very strong claim that is lacking a source They are citing overfeeding experiments.
- sasaf5 5y agoThere's a stretch between "overeating experiments fail to sustain body weight" and "diet doesn't cause obesity". That kind of stretch is not even necessary for the main point of the article, so I think it is just decreasing its value. Also I cast doubt on those overeating experiments: wrestlers and powerlifters keep fat.