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Risks of Chronic Dieting |
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Risks of Chronic Dieting Chronic Dieters who lost 10% body weight and then gained it back, increased heart risk by 30%
Yo-yo dieting or weight cycling makes it harder to lose weight permanently and is more dangerous to health.
Some of the startling findings of Yo-yo dieting are –
- Desire for fatty-foods is actually increased by weight-loss/weight-gain cycle
People, who lost weight rapidly, due to the low calorie diet, always craved for more fat in their diet. - Yo-yo dieters have repeated bouts of weight-loss and weight-gain
And if weight is regained, they usually regain more fat and less muscle. - After weight cycling, body fat is redistributed in the abdomen from the thighs, hips and buttocks.
- Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) slows down when you lose weight by cutting down on calories As a result the body burns fewer calories to conserve energy Additional weight-loss thereby becomes almost impossible and rebound weight-gain is inevitable.
- As you reduce your calorie intake, the enzyme LPL (Lipoprotein Lipase) makes the body more efficient and convenient to store fat.
- The obese women who lost weight through dieting (when compared to the normal weight women) needed fewer calories to maintain their weight.
- Female dieters who showed repeated weight loss and weight-gain cycle, increased risk of sudden death from heart attack.
Yo-yo dieting also harms the immune system
Therefore a sensible approach to dieting is incorporating healthy eating habits, combined with a regular exercise program of walking.
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