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Kids burn much more calories than adults, once their metabolism starts slowing down they'll take the hit "only" is quite an understatement, having a quarter of
by lm28469 4y ago
Kids burn much more calories than adults, once their metabolism starts slowing down they'll take the hit
"only" is quite an understatement, having a quarter of your youth being physically disabled is quite alarming
- Retric 4y agoI agree ”only” isn’t the best descriptor. Still it’s clear it isn’t simply people eating a constant amount rather calorie consumption is significantly increasing with age. Weight gain doesn’t seem to be a metabolic issue, rather on average people eat just a little more and gain just a little more weight every single year and metrics like obesity and morbid obesity smooth over this underlying trend as even the morbidly obese still tend to gain weight.