Andrew Huberman· PhD
There's simply no way around the fact that if you ingest far more calories than you burn, you're likely to gain weight. And a good portion of that weight is likely to be adipose tissue fat.
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There's simply no way around the fact that if you ingest far more calories than you burn, you're likely to gain weight. And a good portion of that weight is likely to be adipose tissue fat.
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if you ingest far more calories than you burn, you're likely to gain weight. A good portion of that weight is likely to be adipose tissue, fat.