Highly restrictive diets kill the metabolism Next time, in the pursuit of a slim figure, keep this fact in mind. Following restrictive diets, especially if one is exercising, forces the body to conserve energy to perform basic daily activities.
That can lead to unpleasant consequences, as the body clings to those calories, making it harder to lose pounds. Still, it's not just about the calories.
Restricted eating is also an imbalanced diet. Lack of vitamins and minerals, engaged in hundreds of biochemical processes in the body, also disturbs these processes, disrupts hormonal regulation, leads to chronic inflammation and slows down metabolism.
