The more your body slows down its calorie burning after weight loss, the more likely you are to eat more than you burn — which makes it easier to gain weight back.

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High Compared with Moderate Protein Intake Reduces Adaptive Thermogenesis and Induces a Negative Energy Balance during Long-term Weight-Loss Maintenance in Participants with Prediabetes in the Postobese State: A PREVIEW Study

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2020 Mar 1

The study found that when people’s metabolism slows down too much after losing weight, they’re more likely to eat more than they burn — which makes them gain weight again. This matches exactly what the claim says.

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High Compared with Moderate Protein Intake Reduces Adaptive Thermogenesis and Induces a Negative Energy Balance during Long-term Weight-Loss Maintenance in Participants with Prediabetes in the Postobese State: A PREVIEW Study

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DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz281

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