Set point theory

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The idea that the body has a native weight range it prefers to maintain, with more powerful regulatory mechanisms to prevent leaning out than for gaining weight.

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205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle | Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2)

205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle | Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2)

Peter Attia MD

The idea that the body has a native weight range it prefers to maintain, with more powerful regulatory mechanisms to prevent leaning out than for gaining weight.