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Re:Why our waistlines expand in middle age: aging stem cells... by themgt on Friday May 02, 2025 @01:08PM (#43872382)
CICO, like most tautologies, is both definitionally true and fairly useless. Like being asked for financial advice and just saying "MIMO".
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Re:Why our waistlines expand in middle age: aging stem cells... by robertlagrant on Friday May 02, 2025 @02:04PM (#43873007)
People say it because there are all sorts of alternative theories, such as "setpoint theory" that say* that your weight is nothing to do with what you eat.

* Or its proponents say it says

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Re:Why our waistlines expand in middle age: aging stem cells... by 31337Logic on Friday May 02, 2025 @01:33PM (#43872666)
I think this is the most important and practical comment of the thread. Start with this as your "baseline position" and work from there.
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