Do you think that a drastic diet is the best solution to keep the figure? You are wrong !

The equation is simple: the muscle gain decreases as much as fat during a diet. Every kilo lost, the basal metabolism is therefore reduced. We understand that putting your body on a radical diet is counterproductive. At the end of the diet, the calories supplied will return to normal… but not the basic metabolism. The excess calories will be stored as fat.

Beyond this ” yoyo effect », A diet involves health risks from a certain age. Muscle constitutes a significant reserve of proteins, which supply amino acids to the whole organism. Muscle wasting is accompanied by a decrease in protein synthesis of the immune system. The body defenses are weakened¹.

Finally, you may suffer from deficiencies in certain nutrients.². We cannot cover our vitamin and mineral requirements by consuming less than 1500 kcal / day, regardless of age.