article on myth of starvation mode
Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 13:47
Interesting article on the myth of starvation mode
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show ... myth-again
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show ... myth-again
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let’s look again at the Minnesota study for further compelling evidence why semi-starvation is not a good idea for long-term weight loss. In the latter half of the Minnesota Starvation Study the men were allowed to eat ad libitum again. Researchers found they had insatiable appetites, yet never felt full, these effects continued for months afterwards. Semi-starvation diets don’t work long-term for this simple reason – under ordinary pressures, when eating resumes, people put the weight back on and oftentimes, gain more.
BruceE wrote: Very good article! I am struck by how different 5:2 is from the "semi-starvation" described, especially the part at the end that carorees quoted above.
Where 5:2 really shines is in how it helps you to manage your hunger, and also how it is set up to be a long-term WOE that you don't have to transition out of, so you don't have to worry about the appetite coming back after you've lost the weight and destroying all the progress you made.