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To lose weight or burn fat you need to create an energy deficit. This can be achieved one of three ways: purely through exercise, purely through diet, or a combination of both. When you restrict calories from your diet it's important not to drop below 10 to 20 percent of your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE). Why? To avoid triggering the starvation response. The "starvation response" is an evolutionary development in which the body responds to food shortages by slowing down energy expenditure. During starvation the body starts to slowly feed off itself using fat stores, muscles, and i...

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