[qwerty2021]

>That Energy Balance Model (EBM) seems to make intuitive sense: we gain weight because we consume more calories than we burn. However, as the authors note in the abstract, “Conceptualizing obesity as a disorder of energy balance restates a principle of physics without considering the biological mechanisms that promote weight gain.”

>Instead, in the Carbohydrate Insulin Model (CIM), they offer as an alternative, the types of food we eat—particularly excessive carbohydrates (including added sugars and refined grains)—change our hormonal balance in a way that makes our body store more fat, and that makes us obese.

this seems trivial to prove that theory. get a number of test subjects, calculate their BMR via direct calorimetry, restrict their physical activity and feed half of them a diet of supermarket garbage, and the other half a nice and balanced diet, then publish the results.

have any of the researches who seek to debunk the laws of thermodynamics attempted to do that?

[rajin444]

https://www.wkrn.com/news/professor-loses-weight-on-junk-foo...

Anecdotally I’ve done the same. I lost 20 lbs or so eating fast food regularly. I’m able to get to around 12-14% BF like this pretty easy. It might be harder to go leaner.

[naasking]

Yes, energy balance is absolutely, unequivocally true. That said, focusing on energy balance may not be the best therapeutic approach to obesity, which is what the OP was quoting.