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Chronic calorie restriction lowers basal metabolic rate

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Starving yourself just makes your body incredibly efficient at hoarding. If you drastically under-eat for long enough, your system slows everything down to survive, making it harder to process anything once you eat normally again.

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Chronic calorie restriction lowers basal metabolic rate
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