The Quest to Understand the Biology of Weight Loss (HBO: The Weight of the Nation)

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[StylishCasuall]

Mistake in the study was reducing kcal below 1000-1200 kcal, which causes starvation mode, in which the body requires less kcal to maintain. When that person increase kcal back to a 'normal' amount of kcal, that person will gain a lot of weight, obviously

[E Reed]

I just read "The end of over-eating" by David A. Kessler. In it, he talks about studies where the body's regulating mechanism is no longer there anymore once you become addicted to foods high in fat, salt, and/or sugar. The food leaves you craving for more. The only way to be satisfied is to eat whole foods without adding in fat, sugar, and salt. You will eat a normal portion if you eat this way. If you eat the typical American diet, you will keep eating and eating.