Why do people overshoot their set point weight when refeeding?

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July 24, 2016 at 4:41 am #17864

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Why did the men in the starvation experiment overshoot? Did the body need the excess fat for something or was it the metabolism that needed some extra fat, calories or time before it could be high again? Why do some overshoot big time and never lose the extra fat afterwards?

July 10, 2018 at 9:13 pm #18016

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Bumping up… I would like to know the answer to this question, as well. Anyone?
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