Why is fasting to lose weight not the optimal way to shed pounds for most people? Well, during the fast, your body has to use the energy stores to get the fuel it needs to keep going, which results in weight loss. But the results may not be as fast or as dramatic as one may expect, because our bodies have been genetically programmed to minimize the effects of fasting. So when we eat less food, our metabolism slows down to conserve energy [...]
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