Study Casts Doubt On Slow-But-Steady Diet Advice

A new study published Thursday suggests the "slow but steady" weight loss plan is no more effective than a crash diet.

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[MsHojat]

This is perhaps a bit misleading, but I still agree with it. The key is that diet and exercise is a lifestyle change, so whether it's done fast or slow isn't really relevant.

That said, it's almost certainly easier to change lifestyle when done slower than quicker.

[Dgfrmxon]

Obesity obviously isn't genetic because rates have fluctuated dramatically over time, between like 10% and 40%. That extra 30% obviously isn't predisposed genetically. Other populations have seen rates nearly 2% at times, and claiming that their gene pool is different is patently absurd.

I'm tired of people saying that anything unchangeable is "genetic". Embryonic development has many switches that can go one way or the other due to environment. That can still result in something just as impossible to change as a genetic phenotype, but it's not genetic.

During childhood and adulthood, we can set off triggers which might make it extremely unlikely that a person will ever achieve a normal weight. It might not be reversible, but it's 100% not genetic. National and generational differences prove this beyond a doubt.