Here is an article on weightwatchers.com that discusses "starvation mode." I think this is something all bariatric patients worry about at one point of time or another. I found this today and wanted to share.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

Thanks for the read!

This was very helpful. Thanks!

Interesting article... thank you for posting.

Thanks for the article.. I wonder why the reference are over 10 years old though??!!!...

It was a great read. It helped with why a lot of my worries on eating so few calories

glad to help out! not sure why the references are old. i did a search for the minimum calories need to avoid starvation, and this is what i found. i'm sure the science is still true thanks for reading!

Thanks for that. very interesting!