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jbsgc99 t1_ixzsvkj wrote

Reply to comment by Celcey in Why do children with a higher bmi start puberty earlier? by -LoveMeMore

From the perspective of an organism that originated in a world where starvation was only a single misfortune away, calories are king.

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Celcey t1_iy1nq72 wrote

To an extent. There's a reason our bodies are designed to crave carbs, after all. But in today's food environment, calories can be a big problem. We really don't need as many as one would think.

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