5 Reasons Why Extreme Diets Kill

Are you eating enough calories on a daily basis?

While many people are eating too much, most of us eat too few calories.

The fact is, our bodies have a minimum energy requirement that does no more than maintain one’s vital functions while at rest. This is called your basal metabolic rate. If you regularly restrict calories then your body establishes a new, lower, metabolic set point. This essentially determines how fast your metabolism is. By lowering your metabolic set point, you deposit fat more easily since your body can no longer burn excess calories as well as it once could. Other than allowing for a slower metabolism, here are some more serious side effects that can accompany restrictive diets:

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