Dr.LipidDallas said:Genuine plateaus happen too, and the mechanism is metabolic adaptation plus a smaller body.
Saving this. It is the first explanation that did not require me to already understand it. Taking it to my next appointment.
From the other side of the consultation, briefly. If two explanations both fit, the useful question is which one predicts something the other does not. That is answerable; arguing about which sounds more plausible is not.
Dr.ObesityLA said:The version of this that has an answer is narrower than the version being asked.
I read this differently. The confidence in this thread is running ahead of the evidence, and I would rather the uncertainty were stated than smoothed over because it is unsatisfying.
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