The Aritmetic Of Obesity
Now, with an understanding of the body’s energy balance, let’s look at some of the most common myths about the causes of weight gain and weight loss and see how much truth is in each. “I Don’t Know How I Gain Weight; I Eat Like a Bird.”
With more than 60 percent of the population either overweight or obese, weight gain is a problem that apparently affects most of us. The usual explanations for those extra few— or more— pounds range from, “The holidays killed my diet,” to, “I couldn’t get to the gym this week,” to, “My scale must be broken.”