• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, the key word there is “calories out” – as in, not all calories get absorbed equally well by the body, so some get excreted. “Calories out” does not just mean burning them with metabolism and exercise. “Eat less and exercise more” is a gross oversimplification.