According To Science, Why Low Calorie Diets Don't Work In The Long Run
Anyone who's ever attempted to stick to an extremely low-calorie diet will be able to tell you that they don't work in the long-run and you inevitably end up putting the weight back on and more. And now a leading British neuroscientist has revealed why this happens. According to Dr. Jason McKeown, one of the country's leading young neuroscientists, highly calorie-restricted diets is destined to fail when it comes to long-term weight loss because our brains will try and override the results. Health Our brains control our weight, our metabolism, and our hunger levels, he explains. Specifically, studies over the last fifty years have consistently shown that the hypothalamus is 'mission control' for our weight. And our brains have both a very clear view of how much we should weigh and the ability to override attempts to weigh less. This is why when people go on a diet and lose a certain amount of weight they often plateau and then, in the majority of cases, see their we...