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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
so you don't think that exposure to things i mentioned could inhibit weight loss despite limited calories? i really can't say for myself as there is no extra weight on me to lose but if chemicals in certain plastics/gmo foods do trigger the body to store fat, then i would imagine despite limiting calories you are not going to lose weight as quickly or as much.
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Well, I think we are using very gray language. "inhibit weight loss". That has no real meaning or clear definition. It's an idea... more specifically a researchers conclusion based on his / her study or observations. I could make the arguments that eating certain types of foods is preferable to others to accelerate or support or "inhibit weight loss". However, that would not change the fact that if you are burning 2000 calories a day and eating 1200 calories per day... you still have a 800 calorie per day deficit. With 1 pound of fat being 3500 calories, you would be down over 1 pound of fat a week. One could easily argue forever of all the nuance, myth, misunderstandings, "studies", claims etc etc etc. It won't change the fact that burning more calories than you consume is 95%+ of weight loss.
My point or concern was more that people shouldn't be told to look for blame or causes beyond understanding what they are putting into your mouth to begin with. That is the biggest problem of the USA. People eat like shit. Lifestyles are increasingly sedentary. Any European here that has been to an average restaurant in the US and ordered food shared the same "what the fuck!!!!" moment as they saw the portion sizes. People in the USA have zero perspective on how they should be eating, how much they should be eating and portion sizes. Blaming plastic bottles and containers when one is eating horribly to begin with is not helping anyone.