The Claim
In female C57BL/6J mice, recovery from leptin resistance during standard chow feeding is associated with body mass loss that does not fully reverse prior obesity, indicating persistent metabolic adaptations after weight reduction.
What the research says
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When female C57BL/6J mice lose weight after a period of obesity, their body mass decreases but metabolic changes from prior obesity remain, even after returning to a normal diet.
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In female C57BL/6J mice, recovery from leptin resistance during periods of standard chow feeding is associated with body mass loss that does not fully reverse prior obesity, suggesting that metabolic adaptations persist even after weight reduction.
After eating high-calorie food for a long time, the brain stops responding to the hormone that tells the body to stop eating. Even after switching back to healthy food and losing some weight, the brain still doesn't respond to this hormone properly. This keeps the body hungry and slows down energy use, so weight doesn't fully return to normal.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effects of periodic intake of a high-caloric diet on body mass and leptin resistance.
When mice eat junk food and then switch back to healthy food, they lose some weight but don’t return to how they were before — and their bodies still don’t respond well to a hormone called leptin that helps control hunger. This means the bad effects of junk food stick around even after losing weight.
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