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I think you don’t much about how this works. The reason the body doesn’t just do this all the time is because when you lose weight in this mode your body begins
by kenjackson 4y ago
I think you don’t much about how this works. The reason the body doesn’t just do this all the time is because when you lose weight in this mode your body begins to break down fat and eventually muscle. This is not a desired state for your body. These processes are far less efficient. And as noted in this article the body can reduce power in many ways to dampen the impact of these more inefficient and damaging processes. It’s advantageous to burn more calories when they are readily available.
- throwaway09223 4y agoThese effects have been pretty well studied and while there are some small changes the body can make they are not significant. If you eat fewer calories you will lose fat. "when you lose weight in this mode your body begins to break down fat and eventually muscle. This is not a desired state for your body. " For the average american this is a highly desirable state. Almost all of us would be much healthier with a reduced calorie diet, with our bodies breaking down our excess fat. The effect of muscle loss is overstated. There are many obese and out of shape people who paradoxically point to "muscle loss" as a reason for not eating healthy, but people who actually understand muscle -- bodybuilders -- are very familiar with bulking and cutting cycles. This is a very well understood dynamic.
- xboxnolifes 4y ago> For the average american this is a highly desirable state. Poster means from an evolutionary point of view, not a societal/modern individual point of view.
- blindmute 4y agoCutting yes, but note that cutting involves a very high protein diet in conjunction with continuing to lift weights. If a bodybuilder/powerlifter just stops eating and lifting, or even just stops eating, they will lose a large amount of muscle mass and/or strength along with the fat.