Why do we overeat?
When I say overeat, I don't mean we necessarily pig out on huge amounts of food all the time. Some thin people eat a lot more than some fat people, but their metabolism is such that they can burn off any excess calories as heat.
What I mean is that even if we don't eat a lot, we eat more than we need for the amount of exercise we get. Thus, the only way we can lose weight is to eat less, even if we're not eating a tremendous amount now.
So the question is why we're...
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