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picklemethis:

“The biological reality of our weights and weight control, and the effects of dieting, were clinically demonstrated more than 50 years ago in what remains the definitive research on the subject. The findings in this famous study, revolutionary at the time, have been replicated in the most precise, complicated metabolic studies of food intake behavior, energy expenditure and the biochemistry of fat conducted by the country’s top obesity researchers.

This classic study made the most important contributions to our understanding of dieting, yet surprisingly few consumers today have ever heard of it.”

This is the first time I’ve seen this article and a description of this research. I am beyond astounded by the cognitive dissonance of our society and the sheer amount of lies behind the diet industry, and from doctors.

This is fascinating. I’m not sure I buy that there’s *no* connection between what you eat and your body weight, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if much of it is controlled by genes—much more than we give credit for.

(via mymilkspilt)