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> there are plenty of conditions and imbalances that can cause weight gain besides "eating in excess" There are no fat children in those places in Africa where
by javcasas 9mo ago
> there are plenty of conditions and imbalances that can cause weight gain besides "eating in excess"
There are no fat children in those places in Africa where they go hungry. And I guarantee you a lot of people have conditions and imbalances there.
- ceejayoz 9mo agoThere are absolutely fat kids in Africa, and widespread malnutrition / starvation isn't really a great public health option.
- javcasas 9mo agoMy point is, unless you have found a way to break thermodynamics, the only way to reduce your weight is by taking in less than what you excrete out, regardless of deficiencies and conditions.
- ceejayoz 9mo agoSure. But we know that some conditions, both physical and psychological, can make that process much harder. (Medications, too! And billion dollar companies who employ experts in breaking your will.) "Just abstain" approaches have failed repeatedly and conclusively in public health. Hell, it's hard enough to get people to wash their hands after pooping and get vaccinated.
- volkercraig 9mo agoPersonal experience: the first time i took buproprion/naltrexone it became clear to me why people that arent and have never been overweight think "just eat less move more" is the only advice you need.
- javcasas 9mo ago> eat less move more That's not the only advice. But, without that piece, you are unlikely to make progress. Hence all other advice is secondary to it.
- ceejayoz 9mo agoExcept it's not typically very effectively actionable advice. It's more in the realm of "just be happy" to a depressed person. Sure, that'd help a lot. It's the how that's tough. So we move the levers that aren't rusted solid first.
- volkercraig 9mo agoYeah, just like telling a heroin addict that getting clean is easy, just stop doing heroin. Oh except the heroin is available literally everywhere and you need to do just a little bit every day to stay alive
- TimorousBestie 9mo agoYou, earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499273 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499273 > The mouth. That magical orifice where the cake enters and the excuses exit. I don’t think you’re a font of nuanced advice on fitness.
- javcasas 9mo ago[flagged]