idk if i posted this before but now's probably a good time

'fun' fact: you can starve to death and be fat the entire time. this piece of information saved my life, so i'd like to share it as widely as possible.

there's a common misconception that starvation will necessarily make you emaciated, and that if someone is fat they must be getting enough to eat, or an excessive amount.

this just isn't true. fat is an organ, not an inert storage of 'excess' calories. the old idea that gaining weight is caused by taking in more calories than your body needs, and its corollary that reducing caloric intake will automatically result in weight loss, is simply not true. the human metabolism is just way more complex than that.

one thing that can commonly happen is that, faced with repeated or long term caloric deficit, the body chooses to prioritize fat accumulation over other things in hopes of assuring survival. this can occur due to food insecurity, eating disorders, illness, dieting, or other factors.

caloric deficit can sometimes cause weight loss, certainly. but not in everyone, and not in the long term. 95% of dieters, for example, regain the lost weight and often more in addition. the science overwhelmingly supports this, including studies created by people who were trying to find long term weight loss methods. intentional weight loss is impossible in the long term in most cases, and the methods people use to attempt it are harmful to their health.

so yeah. whether due to anorexia, food insecurity, illness, or anything else - a person can be starving and still fat. or become fat(ter) due to repeated or ongoing caloric deficit, or both.

you can be fat and need a feeding tube, though medical fatphobia often makes medical professionals insist otherwise, to fat people's detriment or death. people can starve to death while fat.

Someone doesn't have to be emaciated to be anorexic. It's behavior, not physique, that makes it a disorder.

your comment is correct but one of your tags is not.

"#fat stores mean you can survive the next famine"

the entire point of my post, indeed the first sentence, is that you can starve to death and remain fat. having body fat very much does not mean that you can survive famine. because, as i also said in the post, fat is an organ, not a 'store' you can draw on as needed.

when starving, the body begins to consume itself. it does not start with the fat preferentially. you also begin to digest muscles, which includes your heart, and organs. fat is an organ and having a larger fat organ will not in itself save you.

i am not trying to tell you off here, but make an important correction for others who may see this. if my tone comes across as harsh, please excuse me. i'm very tired and lack the energy to modulate the tone of this. it's not personal.

why do we bother with I hate my partner jokes when your boss is right there

I love my wife. my boss though? that ball and chain??

do you understand my vision

Oh this is too fun

Bestie, your brain, your VISION, ahead of your time

i can't do this shit bro im supposed to be a dog

i gave up 'recommending' things years ago. nowadays i just expose everyone i know to abnormally high background radiation for months to years before pushing them over the guard rails into the reactor soup the moment their guard is down

I hate how everything's called devices and apps now. Those are frail words with no weight and show no respect like machine and program do.

and no whimsy like contraption or gizmo

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Just me... Hanging out. Regular guy in Paris. That's it.

“Saying i love you every minute lessens the meaning” um to YOU….freak.