Is this man seven feet tall because he eats too much? Hardly. Far more likely he’s got an excess of growth hormone, handing him a possible career as a basketball star.
So why do we assume that people with obesity, people who grow horizontally, just eat too much? They too might have an hormonal issue. Too much fat-storing insulin, perhaps?
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My friend Fred Hahn just posted this picture and argument on his blog. And of course the argument is Gary Taubes 101. Still worth repeating though.
