Oprah Says Overeating Doesn't Cause Obesity | What the Fitness | Biolayne

Описание: Yes, obesity has genetic components (PMIDs: 34556834 & 23458627).
Yes, people with higher obesity risk often have:
• Poorer appetite regulation
• Greater reward response to food
• Stronger hunger and food “noise”

And yes, GLP-1 medications help by improving appetite control (PMIDs: 33567185 & 25071023).

But none of that changes the fundamental physiology:

➡️ Obesity occurs when energy intake chronically exceeds energy expenditure (PMIDs: 28193517 & 22434603).
➡️ That is, by definition, overeating relative to needs.
Genes don’t create body fat out of thin air.
They influence how easy or hard it is to regulate intake, not whether energy balance applies.

Saying “obesity causes overeating” reverses cause and effect.
The reasons people overeat can be biological.
But overeating is still the mechanism.

Understanding genetics should increase empathy and improve treatment, not erase basic biology.

Don’t confuse compassion with misinformation. We can be compassionate without living in fantasy land.

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