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The Body’s Fat Thermostat — Part 2 — The Science

Eating Less Lowers Fat Burning

Dr. Jason Fung
8 min readJan 25, 2024

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My last article, The Body’s Fat Thermostat — Part 1, discussed the concept of homeostasis and how body fat is regulated like a thermostat rather than simply the end product of Calories In — Calories Out. The level set by the thermostat is determined by multiple hormones (like most everything else in our body), rather than the…

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Dr. Jason Fung

Nephrologist. New York Times best selling author. Interest in type 2 diabetes reversal and intermittent fasting. Founder www.TheFastingMethod.com.