During caloric restriction, the body actively suppresses thyroid hormone production as an adaptive strategy to lower basal metabolic rate. This means the metabolism literally downshifts in response to reduced food intake, making sustained weight loss harder than the simple calories-in-calories-out model suggests. The body treats caloric restriction as a threat to be defended against, not a problem to cooperate with.
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