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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by paulpauper on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:25PM (#37540880)
if this actually worked, why so so many dieters fail? if this works so well, someone could make a diet program out of it, it would be super-effective and would sell billions. obviously easier said than done.

high nutrition, low cal foods (relatively speaking)

this is sorta contradictory. calories are nutrition.

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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by DoreenMichele on Saturday September 16, 2023 @10:27PM (#37540893)
From what I gather, dieters frequently count calories rather than tracking nutrients. If you are already deficient and try to limit your intake of food and it worsens your deficiency, at some point you are likely to spaz and stuff your face in desperation.
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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by heywhatupboys on Sunday September 17, 2023 @02:08AM (#37542003)
physics work

therefore diets work

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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by rolisz on Sunday September 17, 2023 @07:43AM (#37543985)
Except there are some weird feedback loops in the body, such as restricting calories leading to reduced calorie consumption, leading to less weight loss than expected.
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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by heywhatupboys on Sunday September 17, 2023 @03:49PM (#37548680)
no. literally conservation of energy. humans cannot beak the laws of nature. calories in > calories out
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