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Can I get that gene...please? lol

by sigzero 5y ago

globular-toast 5y ago
What for? Are you planning on having to survive periods of extreme famine and/or cold?
- alwillis 5y ago
  Because people without such genes have to exercise more or take costly drugs or supplements to get their bodies to do the same thing.
  - globular-toast 5y ago
    But why would you want that? The only reason anyone (including Inuits) are going to burn fat is if you are in a caloric deficit and the only reason you put on fat is if you are in a caloric surplus. So unless you look forward to a life of yo-yo dieting, this won't do you any good. Since we have plenty of food it's better to only eat what you need to year round.
  - yonaguska 5y ago
    Exercising more has a lot more benefits than simply weight management. If you are not simply "surviving", I've come to the personal belief that exercise should be a higher priority than most would think. I place it up there with God, Family, and Country- since the benefits impact pretty much all aspects of my life. We are not built for sedentary lifestyles.
jotm 5y ago
You can just use medicine, that's what it's for. Even salbutamol+caffeine works, there's also ephedrine, clenbuterol, and of course amphetamine at the high end. Sad that governments are doing their best to stop people from using medicine to solve their problems... you know, the reason why they were invented in the first place. But really, the best method is to eat less... not as simple as it sounds, but it's by far the best method to lose fat.
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- paulpauper 5y ago
  eating less..good way to kill ur productivity. I remember trying to eat much less...after a day I could only summon the motivation to just rock back and forth on a chair for hours. I was unable to do anything else.
  - makeitdouble 5y ago
    There’s probably different ways to adjust what you eat or how to go through a day. There must be as many combination as there are people, I had friends who switched to snacks that were harder to eat and took them more time to digest. I personally changed job for something less soul crushing, and it takes way less efforts, gimmicks and snacks to stay focused or keep a decent work rythme.
  - jotm 5y ago
    Yeah, it is quite hard. Though it is possible to eat a lot in volume, but not that much in calories.
gruez 5y ago
Drug from the 30s that pretty much does something similar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrophenol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrophenol I wouldn't recommend it though. Turns out modifying your mitochondria into pumping out more energy has some negative side effects.
- astrange 5y ago
  PQQ is safe and supposedly beneficial as a supplement: https://examine.com/supplements/pyrroloquinoline-quinone/ https://examine.com/supplements/pyrroloquinoline-quinone/ The related idebenone is a safe medicine for a mitochondrial disease I happen to carry (LHON), but as it's never actually struck I can't tell you if it helps.

Can I get that gene...please? lol

globular-toast 5y ago

What for? Are you planning on having to survive periods of extreme famine and/or cold?

alwillis 5y ago
Because people without such genes have to exercise more or take costly drugs or supplements to get their bodies to do the same thing.
- globular-toast 5y ago
  But why would you want that? The only reason anyone (including Inuits) are going to burn fat is if you are in a caloric deficit and the only reason you put on fat is if you are in a caloric surplus. So unless you look forward to a life of yo-yo dieting, this won't do you any good. Since we have plenty of food it's better to only eat what you need to year round.
- yonaguska 5y ago
  Exercising more has a lot more benefits than simply weight management. If you are not simply "surviving", I've come to the personal belief that exercise should be a higher priority than most would think. I place it up there with God, Family, and Country- since the benefits impact pretty much all aspects of my life. We are not built for sedentary lifestyles.

jotm 5y ago

You can just use medicine, that's what it's for. Even salbutamol+caffeine works, there's also ephedrine, clenbuterol, and of course amphetamine at the high end. Sad that governments are doing their best to stop people from using medicine to solve their problems... you know, the reason why they were invented in the first place. But really, the best method is to eat less... not as simple as it sounds, but it's by far the best method to lose fat.

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paulpauper 5y ago
eating less..good way to kill ur productivity. I remember trying to eat much less...after a day I could only summon the motivation to just rock back and forth on a chair for hours. I was unable to do anything else.
- makeitdouble 5y ago
  There’s probably different ways to adjust what you eat or how to go through a day. There must be as many combination as there are people, I had friends who switched to snacks that were harder to eat and took them more time to digest. I personally changed job for something less soul crushing, and it takes way less efforts, gimmicks and snacks to stay focused or keep a decent work rythme.
- jotm 5y ago
  Yeah, it is quite hard. Though it is possible to eat a lot in volume, but not that much in calories.

gruez 5y ago

Drug from the 30s that pretty much does something similar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrophenol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrophenol I wouldn't recommend it though. Turns out modifying your mitochondria into pumping out more energy has some negative side effects.

astrange 5y ago
PQQ is safe and supposedly beneficial as a supplement: https://examine.com/supplements/pyrroloquinoline-quinone/ https://examine.com/supplements/pyrroloquinoline-quinone/ The related idebenone is a safe medicine for a mitochondrial disease I happen to carry (LHON), but as it's never actually struck I can't tell you if it helps.