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Rapid Weight Loss: How safe is it to rapidly lose weight while undergoing a diet? There are some diets that mention rapid weight loss in a short span of time, please let me know if I can attempt such diets?
( 5 May 2008)
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Advice on Rapid Weight Loss
In theory it is possible to get rid of approximately 15 to 20 pounds a week. But a lot of loss weight is usually the loss of bodily fluids or water. It is highly possible that once the individual goes off the diet, he/she in all probability will re-gain the lost weight. However if the diet is combined with exercise such as resistance and weight training, the individual can stay off the weight for a longer period of time. There are dangerous risks to health if weight is lost quickly over a short span of time, and any diet that claims rapid weight loss in few days must be carefully scrutinized by the individual, and best checked by the physician for the possibility of side effects.
Rapid weight loss is closely related to the formation of gall bladder stones. Moreover with rapid weight loss, the individual may also find the skin becoming loose in the absence of at or muscle. Other risks also include the development of eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia. With bulimia you may be tempted of bingeing on foods that were restricted on the diet, and purging them in order to shake off the guilt of eating large quantities. In anorexia the individual may continue to starve himself/herself leading to fatality. Please get in touch with a local nutritionist or dietician for a proper consultation the right type of diet for weight loss.
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answered by Caren Nicole on 5 May 2008, 6:37:25
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