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Boys and girls partition fat differently at puberty

At puberty boys lose fat and gain muscle while girls gain fat in specific locations, even though both are taking in more calories than they expend, demonstrating that fat accumulation is hormonally regulated and the energy surplus is irrelevant to explaining where and whether fat is deposited.

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Speaker

Gary Taubes

Evidence Quote

the boys lost fat and gained muscle and why the girls gained fat and where the girls gained fat because it doesn't happen everywhere

Source

74 - What Should We EatMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:54:35 AM

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