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Why Our Bodies Fight Us on Losing Weight

Chasing Life

CHAPTER

The Evolutionary Resistance to Weight Loss

This chapter explores the idea that our bodies are evolutionarily wired to resist intentional weight loss. It discusses how our evolutionary past influences our ability to lose weight and the importance of understanding our adaptations in finding a balance between the past and present.

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