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  • Counting calories is inherently inaccurate, since the margin of error for measurement on food labels is 20%. Calories are a unit of heat energy and aren’t all that useful for the management of ones diet.

    fail to meet our goal and rebound to the same weight - if not heavier

    If calorie counting isn’t working, and there is a rebound, then perhaps there is something else in our bodies that underlie the condition of being overweight that isn’t just how much you eat, which I think you described well in the paragraph after.

    rural village scenario

    Unfortunately most of us are unable to go live in one of these, but in that scenario you described I do agree that the obese person would get a lot healthier. The removal of all processed foods would have done a lot of good by itself. Better sleep, good circadian rhythms, etc, would all contribute considerably too.