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gaius on Jan 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why London Underground stopped people walking up t...

It's more subtle than that. The difference in attitude between "I walk when it's unavoidable" and "I walk whenever I can because we spent a billion years evolving to do it and living in a city is very bad for my overall health and wellbeing".

palish on Jan 17, 2016 [–]

There was a woman who became obese following a transplant of gut flora.

Recall how much the idea of evolution bothers some people. Are you sure this isn't a similar type of situation?

We seem to have evidence that obesity isn't always a choice.

gaius on Jan 17, 2016 | [–]

For 50% of the population? I call shenanigans.

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