The Straight Dope answers a question about fat.

[Dromond]

The question:

Do fat people get that way because of a hormone condition?
September 17, 2010

Dear Cecil:

People diagnosed as clinically obese are sometimes said to have a hormonal condition that makes them unable to lose weight even if they cut calorie intake to a minimum. Surely if you forced them to exercise while making certain their dietary intake and vital signs were healthy, they'd be slim and trim in a couple years. In the end, isn't obesity always in the mind and not in the hormones?

— Guy Scarsbrook

The answer is quite interesting, and not what I expected. Also the cartoon that goes with the article has a decidedly "feeder" vibe to it.

Go here to read the article.

I'm very interested in what everyone thinks about the article.

 

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