What calorie range sends the human body into “starvation mode?”
Depends on the person. If you have been over eating for a longish period of time, then reducing to your “needed” calorie intake could trigger the body to respond as if you are eating too few calories compared to what you were eating. Thus the over weight (fat) people who suddenly drop their caloric intake to “normal” levels find weight loss to be harder than if they reduce their intake by 1-500 calories per day or by increasing their caloric burn by as many. Calorie intake as a “rule of thumb” notion just does not work. metabolism, when you eat, what you eat and what you do each day all affect your “caloric needs”. Also eating habits play a roll. The stomach does not store food. It is a temporary container that catches food, but food is immediately put through the processor. thus eating only one meal a day (although it may contain 5000 calories) can trigger starvation mode simply because you have starved the body the rest of the day making it react to a famine that is not. Ideally we a
