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Re:The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday September 13, 2019 @02:14PM (#20964773)
Elsethread another poster was downvoted for saying it[0], but amphetamines make it much easier to get so focused on a task you forget to eat. I experimented with it for a while and even I, a food addict, forgot to eat if I was truly engaged in something.

[0] Probably because his tone was accusational, though anyone who thinks chess grandmasters are any less willing to use performance drugs than any other high-end athlete is kidding themselves.

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Re:The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving by VladimirIvanov on Friday September 13, 2019 @02:59PM (#20965233)
Chess players are drug tested by WADA for major tournaments. Amphetamines would not necessarily help those without ADHD because they would slow down their thought process. Time management is an important part of the game and simply remaining focused is not difficult for top players.

Also amphetamines don't "make you so focused that you forget to eat." Amphetamines directly inhibit appetite.

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Re:The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving by bigwavedave on Friday September 13, 2019 @02:48PM (#20965131)
My own anecdata supports the idea that amphetamines can cause me to forget to eat. If I take two of my dextroamphetamine pills, eating becomes a chore.
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