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by leereeves 1380 days ago
> Some people are more efficient, good for them, now they can eat less.

Let's not try to frame that is if it were a good thing. In parts of the world that are overflowing with so much delicious food, almost everyone would like to be able to eat more of it without getting fat. The inefficient people are the fortunate ones.

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Fortunate how? I would prefer to have a more efficient digestive system so that I didn't have to eat so much.
I'd love that if it came with a corresponding decrease in appetite, but alas.
Just because we like something doesn't mean we should do it

I'm sure there are plenty of people who would like to use cocaine every day

> I'm sure there are plenty of people who would like to use cocaine every day

There are plenty of people who do use cocaine regularly, and a lot of them are celebrities.

And how many people have died due to the cardiotoxicity?

I think you may have missed the point I was making. Just because people like something doesn't mean it is beneficial or it should be done regularly