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The idea that there are types of foods which make you gain weight is incorrect. Anecdotal, but I've actually lost several kilos this year on a diet of pizza, fried chicken, and Coca-Cola (I was skinny to begin with -- I'm just even skinnier now). I'm not saying my diet is "healthy", but I do know that it hasn't made me obese.

I do, however, worry about the damage I might be causing my body without realising. All my research seems to point to obesity being the main cause of diet-related health issues -- but I'm not obese. I fast for most of the day, so I don't imagine I'll develop insulin sensitivity anytime soon. I walk for over an hour a day, so I don't imagine I'm at a high risk for heart disease. I lift weights twice a week, so I don't have a disproportionate amount of fat on my frame. Is there something I might be doing to myself without realising? I really just eat this way out of convenience. I'd hate to think I was going to die 30 years early because of it.

> The idea that there are types of foods which make you gain weight is incorrect.

I'm sorry but you are wrong. Calories-In and Calories-Out might be the main proponent, but it is just not the whole story. And you can find tons of research on it.

A link to a recent one, done by Harvard Medical School: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/bch-ldc11121...

Woah, that’s a huge difference. For those reading, the study claims that participants on a low-carb diet (20% carbs) burned 250 calories more per day than those on a high carb diet (60% carbs), while eating the same amount of calories as the high-carb dieters.

To be fair to me, though, the study doesn’t say that specific foods make you gain or lose weight. It says that an overall trend in one’s diet does.

I was thinking more in terms of how the general public seems to think “if I eat salad, I will lose weight” and “if I eat fried chicken, I will gain weight”, which I still don’t think is correct. Sorry if I wasn’t very clear about hat.

He didn't say he ate a ton. He said he eats pizza and doesn't get fat. Well... I agree with him, I ate whatever I wanted for a few months but just half of what I usually eat... lost 7-8kg in 3 months. I was still eating pizza

If you’re literally just eating pizza, fried chicken, and Coca Cola it seems like you might be missing out on some essential vitamins and minerals.

There’s also the concept of “skinny fat” but if you’re doing stuff like weightlifting I’m not sure that can happen.

Why not make a doctors appointment and have them test your blood and physical response if you’re concerned your diet may be damaging?

Doesn't sound so different from other fad diets - some are all carbs, others all protein. This one has some of both. Medieval peasants would have cried tears of joy to have that diet. Heck, kings of old would have enjoyed it.

Maybe some vegetables would be good though... Sounds like a recipe for a constipation disaster without them.

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