Diet is not enough to lose weight

Concluded that a scientific study conducted by researchers from the United States to follow a diet low in calories is not enough action to lose weight, and stressed the importance of exercise to achieve this. The study, published recently, "American Journal of Physiology: Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Law, "that the reduction of daily calories may not be enough to stimulate the process of weight loss, due to the natural compensation mechanism that reduces the physical activity of the body, due to lower amount of calories received by the individual.


The research team from the "University of Oregon Health and Science" conducted a study several years on the type of macaque monkeys, where the monkeys which were subjected to a diet high in fat.


After that the team that committed the animals a diet contains a regular fewer calories from the diet before, and by up to 30%. The research team monitored the monkeys and the weights determine the level of physical activity during the entire month.


The researcher from the university and a member of the study team, "Eleanor Sullivan" that caused a surprise is the failure to register a significant loss in weight, the end of the month at the monkeys, they drew attention to the existence of "significant change in the activity of the monkeys, he began to natural levels of active physical fade after a time short start cutting calories. "

For its part, sees specialist in the field of behavioral neuroscience from the University, "Judy Cameron," said the study shows the existence of a natural mechanism in the body conserve energy in response to a reduction in calories, pointing out that it is apparent that the body develops a strategy particularly because of the volatility that is happening in the quantities of food available of the object.


The researchers hope that the results will help professionals in the medical field to provide advice to their patients, and affect the development of community-based interventions to combat the epidemic of childhood obesity and lead to the design of programs emphasizes the importance of the availability of factors of diet and exercise.