Will you burn fat when you are hungry?

The human body should consume as little fat as possible every day. Although fat is an essential component of the human body, consuming too much fat will cause obesity symptoms. And if you find that you consume too much fat every day, you should do appropriate exercise in your daily life to burn fat. Everyone feels hungry every day, but will a person consume fat when he is hungry?

Carbohydrates mainly provide us with sugars, so sugars are the main energy source for the human body, while fat is the main energy storage substance for the body. The role of protein is to constitute the body of life and regulate life activities.

When our body starts to be in a state of hunger, it means that the blood sugar in your body has been used up, and the body will begin to consume the glycogen in the body to replenish blood sugar, so after being hungry to a certain extent, you will find that you are not hungry again. When liver glycogen is exhausted, blood sugar concentration will begin to drop, glucagon secretion will increase, and fat and protein will begin to be consumed for energy.

You may think that when you are hungry to a certain extent, you will start to burn fat, and our goal has been achieved? The fact is that when the insulin in your body decreases and the glucagon increases, the rate of muscle breakdown will accelerate, which means that your muscles are also starting to be lost.

What effects does long-term hunger have on the human body?

The human body is a very powerful self-regulating machine. When you are in a state of hunger for a long time, it will think that you are about to die, so it will start to slow down your entire basal metabolism by lowering your body temperature, heart rate, etc.

So, on the one hand, you are trying hard to starve yourself, and on the other hand, your body is "being smart" and reducing energy consumption. You eat less, but you consume fewer calories.

For some people who only eat one or two meals a day, blood sugar levels will fluctuate greatly. When you eat, your body will unconsciously absorb excess calories to store nutrients, which will be more detrimental to weight loss. Therefore, most people are very likely to rebound after dieting.

Why do I get fatter after dieting?

As mentioned above, when you are hungry, not only is fat being metabolized, but muscles are also being consumed. And the subsequent rebound is that only fat but no muscle increases. After a long period of dieting and then eating again, the body fat rate will become higher and higher, and the basal metabolic rate will also decrease, so it is possible to be fatter than before.

Therefore, starvation-style fat loss method is not advisable.