More importantly, as your body shifts from storing excess carbohydrates (glycogen), water weight that accompanied those carbs decreasesthis accounts for 3-5 pounds of initial weight loss that's not fat loss
Growth inhibitory hormone, a widespread and potent inhibitory hormone, has been shown to inhibit the activity of a variety of endocrine cells, including glucagon secretion from pancreatic islet -cells (Brereton et al., 2015)
It says low iron, B12, or electrolyte status may compound fatigue when dietary intake becomes restrictive, especially since slowed gastric emptying can reduce nutrient absorption in the short term
eating fiber first and protein next also increases GLP-1 production by up to 38%
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