What Is Metabolic Adaptation (Starvation Mode)?

What is metabolic adaptation a.k.a adaptive thermogenesis?

Some people refer to this as starvation mode. Does starvation mode stop you losing weight or even make you gain weight?

Let's look at the science on metabolic adaptation.

References:
- Adaptive thermogenesis in humans
- Regulation of body composition during weight recovery: integrating the control of energy partitioning and thermogenesis
- Metabolic adaptation to caloric restriction and subsequent refeeding: the Minnesota Starvation Experiment revisited
- Metabolic Slowing with Massive Weight Loss despite Preservation of Fat-Free Mass
- Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after The Biggest Loser competition
- Long-term persistence of adaptive thermogenesis in subjects who have maintained a reduced body weight
- No consistent evidence of a disproportionately low resting energy expenditure in long-term successful weight-loss maintainers

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