Overeating food is considered by many to be the primary cause of weight gain. While the evidence at first glance does appear to support this, the solution, which is to eat less food, has been consistently shown not to cause weight loss. One of the main problems with the “overeating” hypothesis of weight grain is that it does not take into account the types of food eaten. Overeating sweet high fat foods is relatively easy and will indeed cause weight gain. But the main problem lies in the low quality of the foods. They taste good so people eat them in large amounts, and this results in metabolic damage and weight gain. Reducing the amount eaten does not reverse the metabolic damage. Healthy foods such as vegetables, tinned tuna fish and some of the less sweet fruits are difficult to overeat because their taste is not so desirable. Not only does this reduce total energy intake, but it also is not associated with metabolic damage, and so such foods generally cannot cause any significant weight gain.
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