Edit: 1/ THE THREAD YOU NEED TO READ
Anecdotes are empowering and even intoxicating for most. If you lose 100+ lbs, change the trajectory of your health, and have increased vitality it may seem like a natural step to share your miraculous discovery with others. The reality is...
Anecdotes are empowering and even intoxicating for most. If you lose 100+ lbs, change the trajectory of your health, and have increased vitality it may seem like a natural step to share your miraculous discovery with others. The reality is...
2/ biological systems are complex and individuals are unlikely to respond in the same way as YOU. How do we know? We have studied it. When you look at the variation in response across different wt loss interventions, it looks something like this... 
3/ Some lose a small amount of weight
Some lose a LOT of weight (maybe like you)
Some lose NO weight
Some GAIN weight
This is why we study these things and perform the scientific method. Just like in TV disclaimer: INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES MAY VARY. (gotta love @ethanjweiss' plot)
Some lose a LOT of weight (maybe like you)
Some lose NO weight
Some GAIN weight
This is why we study these things and perform the scientific method. Just like in TV disclaimer: INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES MAY VARY. (gotta love @ethanjweiss' plot)
4/ This is the EXACT reason why we study these things. To come closer to the truth, and the truth is most diets work about the same over the long run. In the future, we may be able to pair specific diets with specific people to MAXIMIZE this response, but we are not there...yet.
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