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Intermittent Caloric Restriction (ICR) helps overcome metabolic adaptation (slowed resting metabolic rate) associated with continuous caloric restriction.
If you feel your metabolism slowing down on a strict diet, try an intermittent approach (like ICR) which might help overcome metabolic adaptation.
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For some, this type of regimen may be easier to follow than CCR and its duration may be short enough to make compliance more successful and to overcome the problems of metabolic adaption.
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Source
Reversal of Obesity: The Quest for the Optimum Dietary Regimen
Nicoll Rachel · International Journal Of Nutrition · 2017
DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1548
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- Intermittent Caloric Restriction (ICR), specifically Alternate Day Fasting (ADF), is as effective as Continuous Caloric Restriction (CCR) for weight loss but offers superior compliance and lean mass retention.Good
- Caloric Restriction (CR) is more effective for weight loss than low-fat diets without caloric restriction, and low-carbohydrate diets are more effective than low-fat diets regardless of caloric restriction.Good
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