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The problem with studies like these is you only need to know one person who contradicts the claim to know that it's false as an absolute. And I know several. I
by ellyagg 5y ago
The problem with studies like these is you only need to know one person who contradicts the claim to know that it's false as an absolute. And I know several.
It more points to the limitations of studies like these than it does an incontrovertible fact. Some people who are highly internally motivated can lose weight and keep it off.
- NineStarPoint 5y agoIgnoring the possibility that people have different physiologies that react to these things differently: We’re not dealing with machines, we’re dealing with humans. If only 5% of people are capable of following the advice then we need to find a better method. It could be any number of things that need to be changed, but just telling people to do x and y the way we currently are clearly isn’t working.