randomizeme1234 t1_j60ul9c wrote
Amazing such a clear sex difference in metabolism exists already at this early age, mostly pre-puberty.
murderedbyaname t1_j60xc1x wrote
Did I miss that correlation? Not being sarcastic. I don't see a conclusion in the study? The difference between cis gender males and females is the ratio of body fat and where it is in the body, and where the muscle is located in men vs women. I swear I thought I read that that had been disproven to have an effect on metabolic processes in men vs women, but it's been a while since I may have seen that.
randomizeme1234 t1_j610d42 wrote
Clearly the differences between boys and girls go far beyond ratios of fat and muscle and how they are distributed. What is remarkable in this study is that it is happening at the level of intermediary metabolism, even at such an early age.
murderedbyaname t1_j611b8u wrote
Right, I just don't see a theory posited in the study as to why, so when you brought up metabolism I scanned it again and there's no mention. Not saying it's a bad theory. I'd like to see them posit theories.
fail-deadly- t1_j613vkt wrote
Maybe it’s easier for poor families to say no to girls when they want the sugar.
Alarmed_Zucchini4843 t1_j61ao7e wrote
That was exactly my thinking.
randomizeme1234 t1_j61xqnb wrote
Well, metabolism is what links sugar intake to fat production. Too much sugar will eventually lead to excess being converted to fat, via an intermediate called acetyl-CoA. There are quite a few biochemical transformations that take place along the way. If you're interested, look up 'lipogenesis'. Part of the process is regulated by insulin, which is secreted when sugar is ingested. Note: if you follow the link at the bottom of this article it will take you to the original published study.
InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j642xfa wrote
Metabolism isn't going to be able to explain the difference. It's just the calories consumed by boys hasn't reduced that much.
randomizeme1234 t1_j6489hd wrote
Maybe. Unfortunately I could not see that the study controlled for that. They do mention other studies showing boys more susceptible to junk food advertising.
InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j649ft5 wrote
>Unfortunately I could not see that the study controlled for that.
We have hundreds if not thousands of studies around weight, fat gain and calories.
There is no reason to think that this situation is magically different than RCT on the subject.
kittenTakeover t1_j611hd3 wrote
Does it the sex difference is due to metabolism?
randomizeme1234 t1_j61vfiu wrote
No, the other way around.
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