Why 9 out of 10 dieters don’t succeed?
Vast majority of weight loss efforts fail due to limited understanding of appetite regulation and energy metabolism. One of the problems is what is known as “Yo-Yo” syndrome; the less you eat the more energy efficient the body becomes. In other words the metabolic rate declines (rate at which body burns calories). Fasting, semi starvation or rigorous dieting slows the metabolic rate. Suppression of the metabolic rate has also been observed in patients who miss meals. This may explain why dieting, alone, is not successful.
