For people who are overweight, their bodies tend to respond to food deprivation that is brought about by dieting by decreasing the rate of basal metabolism. This metabolic shift in response to dieting tends to ____________ over time.

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The metabolic shift tends to become more pronounced over time as the body adapts to lower food intake by further decreasing the rate of basal metabolism to conserve energy, making it harder to lose weight.

For People Who Are Overweight, Their Bodies Tend to Respond