Is It A Good Idea Reducing Calories For A Prolonged Time?

I read an interesting article a few weeks ago from the spring issue of BrainWorld about reducing the amount of calories in your diet. The research indicates that there is no health benefit from going a prolonged time with less food. There is something really interesting about this though, because once I thought about it in a logical way, I realized something really interesting. First of all, the article said that consuming less can actually make you gain weight! Then I realized something else. Although you will gain weight (which many of us consider as a negative aspect of life) by consuming less, there could be a real benefit which is not even mentioned in the article. I realized that by eating less and less, you should become more efficient in making energy from food. Then you don't need to have as much food to get the energy you need, because you will be able to make do with what you have. You will not need to purchase as much, which means that you will be able to buy more of other stuff. Well...at least I can only guess that this is really how it works! A really great topic to discuss with someone who has much more knowledge.