When you don't eat for a specific duration, you're
actually reducing your calorie intake — and it works.
Not exact matches
Simply by changing the way you store your food could
actually help
reduce your
calorie intake and boost your nutrition.
One study found that high intensity exercise
actually reduced people's
calorie intake later in the day.
And, looking at the effect from a different angle, a person who is experiencing a 25 percent reduction in metabolism not only would have difficulty losing weight, but
actually would have to
reduce their
calorie intake even further just to keep from gaining a pound of weight each week.
Many animal studies have established that
calorie restriction leads to increased longevity, but the latest science suggests this phenomenon may
actually result more from
reduced protein
intake — specifically,
reduced intake of the amino acid methionine, which happens to be high in meats.4
If your veterinarian has recommended you put your dog on a
calorie - restricted diet, replacing some of their usual snacks with high - fiber vegetables such as cabbage can be a great way to
reduce their caloric
intake without
actually decreasing the amount of food they get to eat.