US News & World Report Reports: Quick Summary Conventional nutritional wisdom has always recommended eating less and exercising more if you want to lose weight. In theory, this makes sense – burn more calories than you eat, and the pounds will come off. However, crash dieting can put your body in starvation mode, which is counterproductive. In starvation mode, the body reduces its metabolic rate, which reduces the number of calories the body needs. Key Points Everyone has a set point, or a weight range in which the brain wants to keep the body.

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