>> make it quite clear that there are physiologic mechanisms at work that are not yet understood.
So that’s quite clear, is it?
Then use that (claimed) “fact” to demonstrate exactly why endemic obesity is a RECENT (last two or three decades) problem.
If obesity is truly a physiological problem, and not one of intake/burn ratio, simple logic would dictate that endemic obesity would have been a problem throughout history.
History shows that not to be the case, however.
Awaiting your learned reply.
All I can say is keep reading. The calorie is a calorie theory is long dead. The body can and does adjust how it burns food for energy. Individual metabolism is a powerful factor and many very thin people eat circles around the obese. The pyramid proposed in the mid 50’s pushed starches and correlates to the beginning of obesity in America. High fructose syrup has also been a disaster. Simplicity is attractive but really doesn’t explain obesity. There is even recent research documenting that gut flora effect digestion and can cause obesity and weight can be lost by changing the gut flora.
Even if you just read the obesity studies posted on Free Republic in a few months you will have a lot more information.