Can you gain weight by not eating?

Can you gain weight by not eating?

Not eating won’t directly lead to weight gain — in fact, you may lose weight as you’ll temporarily eat fewer calories than you burn. The problem is that fasting is unsustainable, so any weight-loss benefit will likely be short lived and your health will pay the price.

Does starving increase body fat?

Starving to lose weight makes your body more likely, in the long run, to replenish fat. It uses the new basal metabolic rate from starvation mode. Lean individuals were more likely to gain more fat after starvation.

Why am I getting fat when I don’t eat much?

Your Slow Metabolism: When you have a slow metabolism, your body doesn’t convert food into energy in sufficient quantities. So most of the food you eat is stored in the form of fats. This is the main reason why some people get fat even though they don’t eat much.