The issue is that it is very complex. You fat stores what you eat, so a diet will often not result in the significant lowering of things like cholesterol, unti

The issue is that it is very complex. You fat stores what you eat, so a diet will often not result in the significant lowering of things like cholesterol, until you've burned the fat around your belly. ...and as you said, your body can be adaptive in certain ways. For these reasons, health is really about establishing routine lifestyle changes so that you can find that new healthy equilibrium.