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Weight equals calories in minus calories out. This ridiculously flawed concept is why people get fat.

It seems plausible. It's how our bank account works. Sounds like science. But is wrong. And easy to debunk:

Have you ever sat on a toilet?




"Calories out" includes what goes into the toilet.




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