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Skittles

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6. I eat all that and have never been overweight

Reply to msongs (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 06:16 PM

Sep 2021

but I move a lot, walk, exercise, etc

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Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity [View all] NH Ethylene Sep 2021 OP

Glad to finally see this going mainstream. Calories in, calories out Dream Girl Sep 2021 #1

I know. It's WAY overdue. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #5

It's not a myth. Just not the prime mover. Kind counts & quantity too. OP is very interesting Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #7

Think FAT if you have Type 2 Diabetes Dream Girl Sep 2021 #11

Sounds like - OhZone Sep 2021 #2

Or whole foods mzmolly Sep 2021 #8

Kickin' Faux pas Sep 2021 #3

cut out bread, rice, pasta, white taters etc eating lots and losing steadily. low to no empty carbs msongs Sep 2021 #4

I eat all that and have never been overweight Skittles Sep 2021 #6

There's nutritious bread and nutritious rice. I don't think color makes a difference in potatoes Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #9

Regular potatoes have a higher glycemic index than sweet potatoes or yams. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #12

as a diabetic i can tell you that basically, anything white is your enemy:rice,flour,potatoes,sugar, BamaRefugee Sep 2021 #17

haha OMG BamaRefugee Skittles Sep 2021 #31

Some people can lose weight that way, others not. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #34

do this Skittles Sep 2021 #35

Ruh Roh WHITT Sep 2021 #10

KnR to read later Hekate Sep 2021 #13

Sounds like an attack Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #14

But their hearts, bones, joints and muscles were in good shape. LiberalArkie Sep 2021 #15

I differ slightly with that opinion. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #19

At 73 the docs want me to do some light running, but I can't do that, but I try to do elliptical LiberalArkie Sep 2021 #23

Yes, do somthing low impact. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #26

wrong, obesity is a mental health issue foremost AlexSFCA Sep 2021 #16

It's no coincidence that Dr Now on the stomach stapling Show LakeArenal Sep 2021 #18

There is plenty of scientific info that contradicts that. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #32

What a coincidence Moebym Sep 2021 #20

The lead researcher Dr David S Ludwig wrote a book Farmer-Rick Sep 2021 #21

Owned a fitness center for 22 years. Jon King Sep 2021 #22

Key thing there is nutrition. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #27

I can believe this. forgotmylogin Sep 2021 #24

I agree with it to a point bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #25

My doctor, who is an internist Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #28

That's why I've been following the Zone diet for over 20 years. ananda Sep 2021 #29

Good to see this being studied. After a 20 months on Keto, I concur. sybylla Sep 2021 #30

Probably depends on the person. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #33