And we come to those news that will not appeal to those who want to lose weight at all costs, especially if they have passed the door. A study has just come out, conducted for now on mice, which explains that the combination of a drastic diet (that is very low-calorie) and the gym together not only do not get along, but they risk having a boomerang effect for those who want to lose weight after 40 years.

According to the study, eating a 1300 or 1400 calorie diet and hitting the gym at the same time leads to a higher risk of osteoporosis if you are over 40 years of age. In fact, if it is true that exercise also strengthens the skeletal mass, reducing the risk of osteoporosis, the exact opposite happens if you eat a diet that cuts at least 30% of the daily caloric requirement.
To be clear, about 1300 calories if you have a requirement of 1800 calories a day, and 1400 calories if you have a requirement of two thousand calories a day. Let’s find out in detail why