Dr. Jason Fung

So that's only the first why.

The second why is why did the Titanic hit the iceberg, right?

That's what you really want to know.

And the answer is, well, the captain couldn't avoid the iceberg in time, couldn't turn around.

So why couldn't the captain turn it around in time?

Because it was going too fast.

So that's the real answer.

So now when you say, hey, how are you going to avoid future marine disasters?

You're going to say, well, in inclement weather or limited visibility, you need to slow down.

And that's going to be way better advice than don't hit iceberg.

Why?

Because you got to that underlying reason.

It's the same if your car on a winter's day flies off the side of the road.

You don't say, well, it's because the force of gravity and the force of friction were exceeded by the centrifugal force of the turn.

It's like, no.

You went too fast.

That's the answer, right?

It's not the force of gravity or whatever.

And calories lives at that very shallow first order thinking, right?

So you say, why are you gaining weight?