That’s not quite true. Your body can decide to do different things with the calories it gets, including storing them. There appear to be a number of things that

That’s not quite true. Your body can decide to do different things with the calories it gets, including storing them. There appear to be a number of things that influence if and how calories are stored, including the source/type of the calories in question. There’s also evidence that gut micro biome affects our ability to absorb calories and what happens to those calories once absorbed. Furthermore, there’s a large question as to why people eat so many calories. After all, we don’t typically see people drink water until they die. What biological process makes food different, that people are willing to overeat? Saying “people are fat because they eat too many calories” is like saying “that building collapsed because of gravity” - true, but not particularly useful when trying to get to the root of things. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-lab-rats-are-changing-our-view-of-obesity/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-lab-rats-are-...