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I think you're doing bad math. My point is that a shitty, low-cost middle-American diet greatly exceeds the caloric burn of walking, across any time window you
by khazhoux 2y ago
I think you're doing bad math. My point is that a shitty, low-cost middle-American diet greatly exceeds the caloric burn of walking, across any time window you choose.
I mean, it's obviously better to walk than to not, but I'm claiming the dominant factor is sugar-bomb drinks and fatty foods (which isn't at all a novel claim anyway). Walking only barely chips away at that.
- rowanG077 2y agoWhy is the math bad? It seems to check out what he is saying and matches approximately the numbers I can find on online.
- ruszki 2y agoUsing public transport (aka walking) means to me to burn 500-1000 additional calories per day compared to using cars the whole day. That’s not insignificant at all. Of course, you need to live somewhere where this is a possibility.
- numpad0 2y agoMy gut fully agree with this. American junk foods had gone way too far wrt paperclip maximization.
- notfromhere 2y agoIf you’re moving around and walking, you don’t get as hungry. Outside of a handful of cities in the us, most of the country is basically designed to limit walking