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One of my siblings is obese and another overweight. I've been the 'skinny one' (at healthy BW/BMI/whatever) all my life. I've long suspected that if they could
by nickburns 2y ago
One of my siblings is obese and another overweight. I've been the 'skinny one' (at healthy BW/BMI/whatever) all my life. I've long suspected that if they could watch every single thing I consume in a day's time—or alternatively, allowed me to portion every single thing of theirs—they'd be shocked by the sheer difference in volume from what they've come to expect as normal.
Calorie counting aside, many, many people become strongly adapted to excessive daily consumption, and they're completely unaware that it's their root issue. It's not so much that weighing can show people how much they should be eating, but rather how much they should not be eating.
- paulpauper 2y agoI think genes or other biological factors play a role in this though, whether it's a preference for calorie dense foods, failure to achieve satiety, slow metabolism (such as not enough NEAT), low willpower, or other factors. There are cases where the stomach empties its contents too fast, leading to hunger soon after eating, which Ozempic and related drugs help treat.
- nickburns 2y agoIt's true—bodyweight (including obesity more specifically) definitely seems to be a multifactorial condition. I did suggest that portion size could be an identifiable 'root issue' in some cases, which is not completely accurate nor fair to say.