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When people lose weight, their hunger increases more than their metabolism slows down, which makes it harder to keep losing weight and easier to gain it back.
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Metabolic adaptations during negative energy balance and their potential impact on appetite and food intake
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2019 AugThe study looks at what happens in the body when people lose weight, and it finds that hunger increases, which can make it hard to keep weight off. This supports the idea that increased appetite is a major reason people regain weight.
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