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Mar 2023
38m 10s

2037: How Eating Too Little Can Make You...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
About this episode

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover six reasons why eating too little can actually make you put on body fat.

  • Fatter doesn’t necessarily mean heavier. (3:06)

  • Six ways that eating too little can make you fatter. 

  • #1 - You lose muscle, and it's harder to build. (13:10)

  • #2 - Slower metabolism. (15:39)

  • #3 - You have less energy to move or exercise. (22:20)

  • #4 - Hormones shift to fat storage. (27:30)

  • #5 - Tends to result in binging. (29:44)

  • #6 - Tends to result in nutrient deficiencies. (33:05)

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