Think about it:
Decreasing calories slows your metabolism.
Not exact matches
«Restricting
calories can
slow your basal metabolism, and if by - products of metabolism accelerate aging processes,
calorie restriction sustained over several years may help to
decrease risk for chronic disease and prolong life,» says lead author Leanne M. Redman, associate professor of Clinical Sciences at Pennington Biomedical Research in Baton Rouge, LA.
One of the reasons is that, after weight loss, the rate at which people burn
calories decreases, reflecting a
slower metabolism.
But the real problem is that after a few weeks of rigorous dieting, the body will adapt by
decreasing the production of your thyroid hormones, which in turn will
slow down your metabolism, making it even harder to burn off
calories.
If you decide to follow a rigorous diet and significantly
decrease your daily
calorie consumption, the rate at which your body is able to burn body fat will
slow down.
Your body would soon adapt to the
decreased total of
calories every day, and your metabolism will
slow down.
Sugar raises insulin levels, which in turn
slows metabolism,
decreases the burning of
calories, and zaps energy.
It also means
slowing down, which can lead to health benefits like increased nutrient absorption and
decreased calorie intake.
If I go
slow and steady a
calorie decrease, will it be possible for me to lose a little weight and keep my hormonal balance?
While it's true that your metabolic rate generally
decreases with age, it's largely due to a corresponding
decrease in muscle mass, which in turn
slows down the rate at which you burn
calories; however, there's no reason that age needs to lead to a
slower metabolism as long as you stay active and eat healthy.
It takes your body about one short week of
calorie restriction to substantially trigger «starvation mode» and perpetuate negative adaptations such as
decreased metabolism, suppressed thyroid and leptin levels,
slowed / stalled fat loss, etc..
We previously showed that
calorie restriction and alternate daily fasting works synergistically with doses of radiation therapy to enhance cancer cell kill and
slow tumor growth, by
decreasing several metabolic pathways heavily related to dietary carbohydrates and insulin.
Some muscle loss is inevitable when you
decrease calories, but if you strength train you can
slow that down or even prevent it.
As your dog gets older, his metabolism is going to
slow down — you need to
decrease his
calorie intake proportionally to prevent him from gaining weight.
If your dog has reached his «golden years» and shows some signs of
slowing down, but does not present with any special needs, there is no reason to switch from a high quality adult food to a senior food just yet, and unwanted weight gain can be addressed simply by
decreasing the daily intake of
calories as necessary.
Finally, dogs with certain hormonal or metabolic disorders, such as hypothyroidism, can be prone to obesity because their body's normal rate of metabolism is
slowed down, which
decreases their energy needs (that is, the number of
calories they need to take in.)