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Re:The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means by nradov on Friday February 19, 2021 @06:16PM (#26199351)
It has been scientifically proven that consuming fewer calories than you expend over the long term will greatly reduce body fat.

One reason the COVID-19 death rate has been low in Japan despite having a high infection rate and a high proportion of elderly population is that they have very little obesity. I don't support the coercive legal measures they use under the 2008 ”Metabo Law". But strictly from a public health standpoint they have proven effective.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2009-11-10/fat-japan-youre-break...

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Re:The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means by elindbe3 on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:02PM (#26200279)
And if you have a way to get people, on a mass scale, to stick to a reduced calorie diet long-term then you may have a scientifically proven solution. Until you have that you do not have a scientifically proven solution. You have a method of weight loss which only works as long as people stick to it (which scientific studies show they won't).
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