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To not understand how someone can provide guidance on a different calorie weight loss amount for "non binary individuals"

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BroccoliPizzas · 31/07/2025 19:46

I am trying to lose weight and was doing some googling and saw this webpage and I don't understand... I will upload a screenshot but it says "minimum calorie intake is "1200 for women, 1350 for non binary individuals and 1500 for men"

Surely non-binary is an identity not a biological reality and therefore the weight loss calorie level wouldn't be different ? I can't think of anything that would affect their calorie needs differently?.

To not understand how someone can provide guidance on a different calorie weight loss amount for "non binary individuals"
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ColinOfficeTrolley · 31/07/2025 19:59

InfoSecInTheCity · 31/07/2025 19:55

It’s a mad attempt at inclusivity for no good reason. They’ve literally just split the difference between man and woman and assigned that amount to non-binary.

Someone has got to have done that as a pisstake 🤣

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BroccoliPizzas · 31/07/2025 19:58

InfoSecInTheCity · 31/07/2025 19:55

It’s a mad attempt at inclusivity for no good reason. They’ve literally just split the difference between man and woman and assigned that amount to non-binary.

Oh yeah, so they have! I was clearly too tired to figure out the maths.

It just makes no sense- there's nothing different I can think about about being non binary that would change the minimum calorie level. In that sense it's almost dangerous advice as males who are non binary would think they could drop to 1350 even though there's no scientific basis for this

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InfoSecInTheCity · 31/07/2025 19:55

It’s a mad attempt at inclusivity for no good reason. They’ve literally just split the difference between man and woman and assigned that amount to non-binary.

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BroccoliPizzas · 31/07/2025 19:54

soupyspoon · 31/07/2025 19:51

Brilliant. Hilarious.

People who have DSDs are either male or female. Theres no 'intersex'.

Ah, ok, so they would just use the male /female calorie guides.

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soupyspoon · 31/07/2025 19:51

Brilliant. Hilarious.

People who have DSDs are either male or female. Theres no 'intersex'.

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BroccoliPizzas · 31/07/2025 19:46

I guess they could mean "intersex"?

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