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You keep saying that as if human bodies are batteries and we perfectly break down all calories and nutrients in all food.

Eating two oranges vs. drinking a glass of those two oranges' juice will yield very different results on the body, both in terms of how hungry you are, and how the nutrients are broken down.

Edit: I recommend giving "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" a watch. It's an excellent talk and should be available freely on youtube.

Edit 2: Furthermore, we don't burn calories at equal pace every day, even given the same amount of effort/exercise. Metabolism change means even passively you burn calories at different intensities on different days. These mechanisms result in significant differences between people.




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