• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    Ignoring metabolism and focusing solely on food calories consumed and exercise calories burned.

    While calories are basic physics/chemistry/biology, they say nothing about the health of the individual. Not eating anything for a month to burn through your fat reserves isn’t going to leave you thin and trim.

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      27 days ago

      That is metabolism. CICO will make literally anyone gain or lose weight. Nothing in the universe violates thermodynamics. You maintain a healthy caloric deficit and lose weight. End of story.

      Not eating anything for a month is an eating disorder.

      • gdog05@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        The big difference is the effect of a calorie for each person differs. How the body chooses to burn a calorie differs. If person A reduces their diet by 3000 calories in a week they might lose a pound. Person B might not. CICO is literally thermodynamics, you’re very right. How our bodies react to thermodynamics varies quite a bit.