Your Brain Fights Every Diet You Try

Neuroscientist explains how the brain actively resists weight loss by increasing hunger and lowering metabolism.

• Even losing just 5 lbs triggers the brain to treat it as a survival threat
• The brain fights back by increasing hunger and secretly lowering your metabolism
• Eating the same calories, you now store more than you burn during weight loss
• When you stop any diet, the brain pulls weight back up — making regain nearly inevitable