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> Obesity is a true epidemic and over simplifying the problem is not helping us solve it. A "Lapalissade". Saying an issue is more complex than its synthesis d
by the_omegist 4y ago
> Obesity is a true epidemic and over simplifying the problem is not helping us solve it.
A "Lapalissade". Saying an issue is more complex than its synthesis doesn't make the issue more understandable.
You won't deny we never seen any person in a labor camp or lost on a desert island coming back obese, no matter their genetics.
So yes, everyone is different and for some it is less easy than for others. But obese people should stop trying to make it sound like their body is going against the laws of thermodynamics...
- CuriousCosmic 4y agoWhile I agree, is it possible that we don't see people come back overweight because those who struggle to meaningfully metabolise their fat reserves just die first?
- Gravityloss 4y agoI have heard a story but it could well be apocryphal. This happened during the second world war. A bunch of random people from different social classes were forced to be without food for a considerable time. Some overweight aristocracts died of starvation first. Somebody probably knows the actual source.
- matt-attack 4y agoWell if you watch enough seasons of Survivor you’ll undoubtedly see the pattern. Overweight people dominate because they clearly have their reserves of energy. Super fit gym rats tap out very early as they struggle in the physicality without their usual food/protein allotments. They simply have no fat reserves to get them through.
- jjeaff 4y agoNo obese person is claiming they are breaking the laws of thermodynamics. What they are claiming, either accurately or not, is that the rules of thumb and assumptions used to estimate their calories in and out are not giving them very accurate estimates.