Tag: Metabolic confusion diet

According to a 2014 study published in the *International Journal of Preventive Medicine*, a calorie-shifting diet can lead to greater weight loss and better adherence than a traditional calorie-restricted diet over a six-week period. The core premise behind the metabolic confusion diet is strategically alternating your calorie intake to theoretically 'confuse' your metabolism and prevent it from adapting to a low-calorie state.

The human body is remarkably adaptive, a trait that can hinder weight loss by slowing metabolism during prolonged calorie restriction. A strategy known as calorie cycling, or the metabolic confusion diet, attempts to counteract this effect by varying daily calorie intake to keep the body's energy expenditure more active.