Obesity changes the brain, with ‘no sign of reversibility,’ expert says

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[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There's no sign of it being reversible because deathfats don't get skinny in numbers significant enough to study. The brain is constantly being rewired.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Plenty of people lose weight.

But people who lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off for over 5 years is like 1 in 300.

This is because their brain thinks they are starving

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The method is to go for muscle gain after losing fat, so you have a new purpose. Muscle gain can take years, unlike fat loss which is quick.