Anorexia vs Starving?

Question

So I saw a doctor explain that starving yourself shifts your body into a mode where basically the body tries holding onto as much fat as possible after a while, and that’s why overweight people don’t lose weight by starving themselves?
But then how come people with anorexia can still lose weight? Is it bc they eat small things (5 Cheerios a day) which makes their body think they’re still getting nutrients? Or is it something else?

Answer

Because if you don’t eat for long enough then your body has no choice but to start burning fat. Many anorexics also work out which speeds up that process of your body needing to consume something even if it doesn’t want to. This is why anorexia is so deadly. Starvation eventually kills you. It is not a fast weight loss trick, it is not healthy, it is not safe, it’s not even okay to do for a period of time and then stop. It messes up your mental state and have long term underlying consequences.

Answer

Overweight people lose weight if they starve themselves. They just start out at a higher weight so their body doesnt shut down/look sickly as fast.

Answer

It’s how long you do it. People who’re overweight and restricting aren’t doing it long enough for their bodies to start burning fat for energy. Many of those people also end up binging because of their restriction and eating a surplus of calories. Anorexics will go much longer stretches eating little to nothing, generally don’t binge as much, and will exercise an extreme amount.

Anorexia vs Starving?

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