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Originally Posted by fundmark19
You guys do know that you don't need the healthiest of foods to not become obese right? It is all about calorie intake. Doesn't matter what food you are buying at the store. Eat less calories then you exert and you will live never get obese. You want to eat a whole panormous pizza? Go ahead just go do something to burn off those calories afterwords.
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This is so utterly incorrect, overly simplistic and incomplete. I agree, this was the prevailing thought for decades and will take years to change due to 'bro science', but the complexities of the hormonal and neurological effects of different foods is just recently coming to light and painting a much different picture.
The laws of thermodynamics only apply to closed systems. I have stayed the same weight for about 12 years now without ever counting calories. Have I just miraculously consumed the exact same number of calories per day in that span? Have I exercised just the perfect amount every week? Silly when you look at it that way.
How can some people eat 3-4 thousand calories a day, rarely exercise and remain thin? Why do some people glance at a chocolate chip cookie, run 5 km, then gain 2 pounds?
Hormones are everything ...and make no mistake, different foods have much different hormonal effects and result in much different metabolic reactions. In fact, HFCS and refined carbohydrates have been show to actually INCREASE hunger and have opiate-like responses that activate 'addiction' centers in the brain.
Yes, obese people tend to over eat and be less active. But WHY they over eat and remain less active is just now coming to light ..and most signs are pointing at the damaging neurophysiological effects of HFCS and refined carbohydrates.