"‘We’ve done studies where we look at people who are really active,” including runners racing across America, Pontzer said, “and people who are really sedentary, and actually they’re burning the same number of calories,’ which helps explain why people rarely lose much weight with exercise, even as the exercise makes them healthier.” -The Washington Post

In a sense, we’re all greedy consumers, mesmerized by the newest iPhone, the latest trend in jeans (I love my mom jeans), and the newest kitchen gadget or meal subscription that has us convinced that we can blink and dinner will appear on the table.