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Comment author: wedrifid 17 July 2013 09:23:41PM 3 points [-]

I think many people are confused between what CICO actually says (your energy balance determines your weight loss or gain) and what their image of CICO -- conveniently made out of straw

Typically the conversations are downvoted based on the actual expressed claims in those comments. Most people who make thermodynamics references do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.

Comment author: Lumifer 18 July 2013 03:08:15PM 0 points [-]

Typically the conversations are downvoted based on the actual expressed claims

My limited experience -- that is, actual empirical data available to me -- suggests this is not the case when the topic is CICO.

Most people who make thermodynamics references do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.

Most people who mention dieting or human metabolism do in fact say stupid things out of ignorance.

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