borofergie
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xyzzy said:That's very interesting Phoenix. The link between activity (rather than what people eat) and obesity seems to be pretty key as is the link between social class and obesity and TV viewing hours and obesity!.
Actually I don't agree. One of the most compelling parts of Taubes book is when he discusses exercise and obesity, and the lack of scientific evidence that exercising is any good for weight loss.
There are 3500kcals in pound of fat. When I run I burn about 200kcal per mile, which means that I'd have to run 17.5 miles to burn a single pound of fat. All that running 17.5 miles would do is make me very hungry, and I'd probably end up consuming most of those calories in additional food.
I started running to lose weight. I actually find that, when I'm training hard, I can't lose any weight. Now I'm trying to lose weight so I can run better...