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Sure, happy to explain. Here's one example. "The mechanism of antipsychotics-induced weight gain (AIWG) is generally hypothesized by the alteration of glucose metabolism and increasing cholesterol and triglyceride levels." https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9170991/#:~:text=Th....

The problem seems to be that people confuse psychical activity with metabolic activity. The body isn't some kind of linear internal combustion engine. Numerous disease processes, medications etc will alter metabolic activity. A classic example is weight loss due to hypothyroidism.




I am not disagreeing that there are other factors and in some tail cases, like people who take antipsychotics, it may have larger weightings but fundamentally we are talking about caloric intake. I think we largely saying the same thing but with different views.


    > ...psychical activity with metabolic activity
"Metabolic activity" therefore, you can still counter this by reducing your caloric intake to maintain a stable body mass.




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