Yeah, and that's exactly why "calorie excess" is nowhere near the conversation ender it's so often used as. At best it's a conversation starter to use on those

Yeah, and that's exactly why "calorie excess" is nowhere near the conversation ender it's so often used as. At best it's a conversation starter to use on those dummies to which it is not self-evident. The thorny part of overconsumption is WHY one is compelled to do so, not simply that one does.