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Old Thu, Sep-16-21, 13:48
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Originally Posted by teaser
My big problem isn't with people disproving the mechanism, or thinking they have--it's when the original observation is thrown out as well. Original observation--just telling people to avoid carbohydrate is often enough of an intervention to cause weight loss, for some people it solves their overweight problem entirely.
In the 1950's & 60's it was "common knowledge" that white carbs made people fat. For many, just skipping the bread or roll with dinner was all that was needed to avoid gaining weight.
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