I'm always amused when a rodent study that seemingly counters the calorie-based theories on obesity comes down the pike. In predictable fashion, someone in the LC webosphere will pick up on it and use it as an example to counter calorie-based theories on weight/obesity. A recent example of this is brought to us by low carbers' favorite comedian edutainer, Tom Naughton: Fat Mice & The Laws of Thermodynamics that referenced the following study: Mild calorie Restriction Induces Fat Accumulation in Female c57BL/6J Mice.
Now Tom starts out misrepresenting things by picturing a fat mouse, likely an ob/ob. This study actually involved females of the strain pictured below:
Kind of a cute little critter, no? The study was also conducted in the context of calorie restriction and it's demonstrated increase in longevity of mice. They are not a mutant strain genetically predisposed to obesity.
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