It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s

Re:It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by throwawayboise on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:19PM (#27806256)

Deliberate exercise is one thing, but maybe people today are more sedentary when they aren't exercising. It's my impression that physical activity required at many jobs is lower today than it was then.

Following through to the actual study, it appears to have considered "leisure time physical activity" but maybe not workplace physical activity.

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Re:It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by tfigment on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:53PM (#27806834)

Pontzer's book Burn seems to indicate exercise is good for health but not weight loss. Energy usage in the body is complicated but diet seems to be more important than exercise if I understand it correctly.

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Re:It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s by thatguy0900 on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:30AM (#27807063)

Exercise also frankly just doesn't burn many calories. It only really takes two candy bars to undo two hours at the gym, calorie wise.

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