Why diets don’t actually work, according to a researcher who has studied them for decades http://wapo.st/1E0LYzA
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@random_eddie The odds of long-term weight loss are worse than the odds of long-term heroin use without addiction--and for similar reasons. -
@random_eddie Seriously. I've lost 70 lbs, and I've quit amphetamines. Quitting speed was far, far easier.
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@St_Rev Done. What did I miss? -
@random_eddie Multiple feedbacks working against the dieter, on different timescales, and fucked-up success conditions. -
@random_eddie Some people exist who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off. Some people have climed Mt. Everest. -
@random_eddie There's a weird cultural myth that anyone can do it *abracadabra*dietnexercise*shazam!* And if you don't, it's your own fault. -
@St_Rev If you kill yourself, did you want to kill yourself? Or did the "real" you want to live, but couldn't because chemicals? -
@random_eddie Not interested in continuing this discussion, thanks. - End of conversation
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