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rule (reminder don't take dietary advice from internet strangers) (lemmy.cafe)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What a helpful response!

Gee, I'm sure glad I came to the comments to quell my confusion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Have you never met somebody with a fast metabolism?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do people really talk about their metabolism that much? Or are some people just so self-conscious about their weight and eating habits that they place particular weight on those comments such that they appear to be more frequent than they actually are?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

I got a lot of comments about my weight and eating habits when I was young, so 'fast metabolism' was an easy way out of the conversation even if it wasn't true.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Or did some people's parents unconsciously internalize it in them as a child? Or am I projecting?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I feel like that's a loaded term but I do know people who are going to have a rough awakening when they get older. (i.e. they won't be able to eat like they used to without feeling/seeing it).