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This exposes how much popular misinformation there is about dietary science.
The fix to being skinny is never as simple as “eat more” in the same way the fix to being overweight is never as simple as “don’t eat.”
There are a whole bunch of psychological, physiological, and downright safety concerns that go into effectively dieting (yes if you just start starving yourself you can die). And on top of that, research has repeatedly demonstrated that fat/skinny shaming just makes people worse off than they were.
I encourage folks to have the openmindedness to understand that if things were really this easy, no one would have weight concerns.
Do you have a source on starving yourself/fasting can cause you to die? I know that's true for cats but never heard of it in humans, our bodies are designed to burn our fat reserves to create energy.
One, you can run out of fat reserves. You can also run low on critical minerals or electrolytes like magnesium or potassium and have a heart attack. Also, while fat may replace a carbohydrate source, you need protein intake as well. It’s obviously happened to people in famines.
Yes but they are talking about weight loss, this isn't famine or an emergency. In normal situations not eating is perfectly fine. I often won't eat for a day if I have too much going on.
They probably meant consistently not getting enough food for prolonged periods of time