Overriding muscles’ energy efficiency to burn more fat

What started as an evolutionary protection against starvation has become a biological “bad joke” for people who need to lose weight. The human body doesn’t distinguish between dieting and possible starvation, so when there is a decrease in calories consumed, human metabolism increases its energy efficiency and weight loss is resisted.

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February 20, 2015 | Categories: Health and Medicine, Weight Loss Science | Tags: diet, fat loss, Genetics, health, medicine, peer reviewed, science, weight loss | Leave a comment