Diets and metabolism
Drastic dieting can slow down your metabolism. This may be the body's way of vigorously defending a certain weight range, called the set point.
Researchers don't fully understand why this metabolic slowdown happens though.
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Your metabolism starts slowing down at age 18, and other facts about a widely misunderstood process
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