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Why I am writing on health on a financial blog – Cause true wealth is of no use without great health

Most of what I am writing below is my interpretation of a book by Gary Taubes Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It . It’s a must read for breaking myths and our long held untrue beliefs.

What is the first thing that people tell us when they see us becoming fat?

Everyone will tell us to get our running shoes out and start burning those excessive calories. It’s indeed natural to think whatever we have gained can be burned off with increased physical activity.

Incorrect

The science tells us that obesity is ultimately the result of a hormonal imbalance, not a caloric one

as we very likely will work up an appetite

Is it true that we can increase our expenditure of calories, burn an extra 150 calories a day, say, or go from being sedentary to active or from active to very active, without changing our diet—without eating more—and without maybe decreasing the amount of energy we expend in the hours between our