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Major Study Claims to Identify The Root Cause of Obesity: Fructose (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/science@mander.xyz

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, the key word there is "calories out" -- as in, not all calories get absorbed equally well by the body, so some get excreted. "Calories out" does not just mean burning them with metabolism and exercise. "Eat less and exercise more" is a gross oversimplification.

[–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Less efficient calorie conversion means you'd lose weight even easier . . .

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right: skinny people might have less efficient calorie conversion than fat ones.

[–] Ya_Boy_Skinny_Penis@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

. . . . but 99% of the time they just eat less