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Re: #fatfeminism Check out this bod |
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Posted by Nilet on Mon Jul 6 00:36:41 2015, in response to Re: #fatfeminism Check out this bod, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jul 6 00:21:41 2015. No, it won't. Your body will still require the same amount of energy to operate.That's not correct. Metabolism varies from one person to the next, and from one activity to the next— if it were not possible to increase your metabolism, then exercise wouldn't burn additional calories. Your body naturally regulates your metabolism in response to many factors; starvation (or the appearance thereof) is one of them. Just like you can't make your car more fuel efficient just because you're running out of gas. Your car is a decidedly simpler machine than your body— since it does not naturally regulate its energy usage, your analogy is not apt. Although if you consider the driver as "part" of the car, then your analogy actually backfires— if you're running out of gas, you may choose to take the direct route home rather than a circuitous scenic route, thus making the driver-car system more energy efficient at the task of getting home. Of course, the more likely scenario is that if you're running out of gas, you'll buy more gas. Similarly, when your body thinks it's running out of fuel, it will activate your survival instincts to compel you to add more fuel. |
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