Weight Loss: Increasing weight brings with it many diseases. It not only spoils the personality but also makes one sick. To avoid this, many people want to lose weight quickly and adopt shortcuts which can be dangerous. Yo-yo dieting is also considered an unhealthy way to lose weight. This is also called weight cycling. By following this, there is a rapid change in weight but the weight also keeps increasing again and again. Let us know how harmful this shortcut method of losing weight is…
Effect on physical and mental health
According to reports, researchers at North Carolina State University have found negative effects of yo-yo dieting on physical and mental health. In this research, 13 male and 23 female participants undergoing weight cycling were interviewed. He told that he had taken the decision to lose weight not because of the harm to his health but because of social pressure. Whose price we are paying for.
Adopt these methods to lose weight
In this research, it was told that many participants adopted unnecessary and temporary methods to lose weight. These included things like completely stopping food and calories, taking excessive pressure of calorie count, taking extreme low carb diet or diet drugs, not going to social events. As soon as he left this dieting pattern, his weight returned to normal. The aim of all the participants involved in this study was only to lose weight. To avoid alcohol and unhealthy food, he distanced himself from his friends and started staying away from his family, which also affected his emotional health.
Metabolism is impaired
Yo-yo dieting also has a negative effect on metabolism. Due to this, weight cannot be kept under control for a long time. Due to this, muscles decrease along with fat and metabolism slows down. Repeated weight loss and gain also affects heart health and insulin sensitivity also deteriorates.
What is a healthy pattern of weight control?
Include nutrients like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains in a healthy diet.
Stay away from sweet drinks and keep your body hydrated by drinking water.
Eat a meal daily and avoid unhealthy snacks.
Also stay away from processed food, refined sugar and saturated fats.
Keep doing regular physical activity along with balanced meals.
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