I might be wrong, but wouldn't the initial suggested caloric intake for very obese individuals, starting a reasonable diet, still be considerably high? Accustomed to consuming 5000 calories a day, but cut down to 3500-4000 sort of thing? I wouldn't think a doctor would suggest they immediately cut down to 1000-2000 calories overnight. For the sake of production times, I am guessing these shows are cutting down the participant's calories by 80% overnight for an extended period of time- and that is where the damage is possibly coming from. I wouldn't think that the average person on a diet (fairly strict but not extreme) would need to worry about metabolic damage, but I am just speculating.
Last edited by Flabbibulin; 05-30-2016 at 03:40 PM.
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