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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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