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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by tekla on Thursday April 17, 2025 @11:37AM (#43718418)
Why is it that people claim the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to humans?
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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by bslanej on Thursday April 17, 2025 @01:32PM (#43719875)
Because our metabolisation mechanisms are extremely complex and many things, like genetics, decide how we metabolise food; we are not petrol engines.
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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by TheCoelacanth on Thursday April 17, 2025 @03:40PM (#43721239)
Obviously the laws of thermodynamics apply, but the most naive application of the laws of thermodynamics doesn't.

A human body isn't a bomb calorimeter and it doesn't perfectly combust everything you eat.

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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by asoneth on Thursday April 17, 2025 @04:53PM (#43722105)
No one is claiming that the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to humans.
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