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by meragrin_ 1764 days ago
> That's not even remotely proven

What is not proven? That people gain weight when they consume more calories than they burn? That hunter/gatherers burn more calories than people sitting at a desk most of the day? That extra nutrient absorption might help active people?

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> burn more calories than

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

“average daily energy expenditure of traditional Hadza foragers was no different than that of Westerners after controlling for body size”

That's an interesting study, thanks!