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Starvation Mode?

chelseahope221
chelseahope221 Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is starvation mode really a thing? And if so, about how many calories below your Basic Metabolic Rate is too little?

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  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    No there is no such thing (at least in the way you are using the term)
  • tdatsenko
    tdatsenko Posts: 155 Member
    No, it's not.
  • aakaakaak
    aakaakaak Posts: 1,240 Member
    edited May 2015
    Read the Wikipedia article on Starvation Response. The TL;DR is that you need to completely burn your calorie reserves, then 2-3 days later of eating literally nothing you'll start to go into starvation mode. So, it's literally what happens when you are really starving, not just hungry or think you're not getting enough calories.
  • chelseahope221
    chelseahope221 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks guys!
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