There is an ongoing debate about the causes of obesity and, consequently, the right strategy for losing weight. There is a new paper out last week[0],[1]. "The

There is an ongoing debate about the causes of obesity and, consequently, the right strategy for losing weight. There is a new paper out last week[0],[1]. "The surprising conclusion is we spend less energy when resting now than individuals did 30-40 years ago! The magnitude of the effect is sufficient to explain the obesity epidemic." The hypothesis is that the reduction in metabolic rate is to due to the relative decrease in the consumption of saturated fat! [0] https://twitter.com/JohnSpeakman4/status/1651244232789598211 https://twitter.com/JohnSpeakman4/status/1651244232789598211 [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-023-00782-2.epdf?sharing_token=fShuw6h1i65NATyZEw_DzNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MED8sA9nv-pD4iGxoQakfuzJY5a9QfC_lkFrVW_8wTo7WO7eWX0u_LnTsEAd0rrfB0POPZy51XM033WdQA0I1l7V9T629Eg6kljSeQ3couENbBEkXvOEjS4UDcJWHxfiw%3D https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-023-00782-2.epdf?shar... EDIT: Explainer video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNxE-K06KA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNxE-K06KA