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What does it mean?
Cho jokes that dieting affects brain function, using humor to critique restrictive eating habits.
In plain terms
She claims the first thing lost on a diet is brain mass.
What can you take from it?
Dieting can impair cognitive function and judgment.

Where it applies

  • trying to lose weight
  • eating restrictively
  • talking about diets

Putting it to work

  • warning against strict diets
  • valuing mental sharpness

Questions to consider

  • Do diets affect thinking or hunger?
  • Is weight worth losing brain power?

Another view

The statement is hyperbolic and not a strict medical fact.

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