Glossary
Adaptive thermogenesis
How your metabolism slows to defend against calorie restriction — why crash diets backfire.
Adaptive thermogenesis (metabolic adaptation) is your body's defensive slowdown in energy expenditure when you cut calories sharply — it can't tell a diet from a famine. It's the main reason crash diets stall and drive regain, and why protecting muscle and losing weight gradually works better.
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