The Cabbage Soup Diet, the 500 Calorie Diet, the Grapefruit and Spinach Diet… The list goes on and on when it comes to extremely restricted eating plans. And after all that yo-yo dieting year after year, you would think your metabolism gets run down really quick. A new study in Canada compared resting metabolisms of women who yo-yo dieted for an average of 18 years and found no difference in 92 % of the subjects. Although these over-the-top nutrition plans can momentarily slow down your metabolism and frustrate you, there is no permanent effect on your metabolism. The take home tip is to avoid the confusion, frustration and torture and eat a well-rounded diet with exercise and make the most of your metabolism.

Source: www.redbookmag.com

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