Re:Launch HN: Fella (YC W20) – Tackling men's obesity using ...
by rich-cartwright on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:18AM
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Interesting to hear this personal experience.
If you're interested in some research behind this:
"Long-term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss" - [1] and [2] are both interesting papers on this. With the summary being that weight loss results in prolonged changes in your hormones associated with increased appetite and thus weight regain. This results in a strong negative feedback cycle.
If you're interested in some research behind this:
"Long-term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss" - [1] and [2] are both interesting papers on this. With the summary being that weight loss results in prolonged changes in your hormones associated with increased appetite and thus weight regain. This results in a strong negative feedback cycle.
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22029981/ [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764193/
tldr: our bodies make it v difficult for folks!