| It is common knowledge that one of the best ways to | | | | metabolism will mean fewer calories burned and more |
| lose weight is to get regular exercise and follow a | | | | fats stored, which would also mean more weight to be |
| healthy diet plan. | | | | gained. A fast metabolism will mean more calories |
| But what is the fastest way to lose weight? | | | | burned and less fats stored, which would also mean |
| The fastest way to lose weight, without a doubt, is | | | | less weight to be gained. |
| fasting. In a 2002 experiment conducted by resident | | | | Weight loss, therefore - at least the sustainable kind of |
| scientists from Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, | | | | weight loss that produces lasting results - is about |
| Scotland, it was revealed that a 36 hour deprivation of | | | | training the body's metabolism to work at an optimal |
| food can result in a loss of 1% to 2% of the subject's | | | | rate. |
| body weight. As an example, if you weighed 300 lbs., | | | | Is fasting safe? |
| then you could expect to lose 3 to 6 lbs. after only 36 | | | | Fasting may be the fastest way to lose weight, but it |
| hours of fasting. | | | | does not train one's metabolism to burn calories faster. |
| However, the fact is that fasting is merely a short | | | | As a result, fasting may yield almost immediate results |
| term weight loss solution. Sure, you can lose a | | | | in terms of weight loss, but such results may disappear |
| substantial percentage of weight after only a few | | | | just as quickly. |
| days of fasting, but how long until you regain the | | | | Additionally, fasting has the potential to cause damage |
| weight you lost? | | | | to your overall health. People who are already |
| Let's discuss the mechanics behind weight gain and | | | | suffering from particular ailments, for example, cannot |
| weight loss to get a better understanding of whether | | | | afford to be deprived of the essential nutrients people |
| or not fasting is an ideal way to lose weight. | | | | need every single day. Fasting can also expedite the |
| Why do people gain weight? | | | | development of diabetes in people who are |
| It's because they take in more calories than they can | | | | susceptible to it. Fasting can also lead to muscular and |
| burn. As a result, the excess calories build up into fats. | | | | organ breakdown. These health risks are the reasons |
| The key to losing weight, therefore, is to be able to | | | | why it is strongly advised that people who are planning |
| burn the calories we take in. This is the job of the | | | | to embark on a fasting schedule should first consult |
| body's metabolism, the process that transforms | | | | with their respective doctors. |
| calories into usable energy. | | | | So even though scientists have revealed that fasting |
| Weight gain and consequently, weight loss greatly | | | | may be the fastest way to lose weight, it isn't the |
| depends on the rate of a person's metabolism. A slow | | | | safest method by any means. |