| Very Real Dangers Of Dieting and the Yo-Yo Diet | | | | Wednesday. The problem with this crazy way of |
| Effect | | | | eating is that there are some very real dangers of |
| We all need to pursue a healthy lifestyle and of | | | | dieting and the different fad diets that become |
| course a healthy lifestyle includes a healthy diet. That | | | | popular. |
| may be stating the obvious but people adjust their | | | | Frequent Weight Changes Due to Unhealthy Diet |
| diet for many different reasons and those reasons | | | | A constant and dramatic change in body weight can, |
| do not always relate to health. | | | | over a period of time effect the health of the bodies |
| We all know that diets can be unhealthy. Indeed, | | | | regular functions, the major body organs, such as the |
| taken to the extreme they can be downright | | | | heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, are susceptible to |
| dangerous. Even if you engage in what you may | | | | these constant alterations to the metabolism. |
| regards as a healthy diet the danger still remains that | | | | Constant and dramatic changes in body make up can |
| you can be off a diet and on a diet. This syndrome is | | | | adversely affect the function of the organs. Indeed, |
| known as "yo-yo dieting". | | | | it is probably better to remain a little overweight but |
| Following one unsuccessful diet after another leads | | | | remain constant than to be forever losing and then |
| to, at the very least, a loss of self-esteem and a | | | | gaining body fat. This is not a healthy diet. |
| feeling of failure. These negative emotions can | | | | The Danger of Malnutrition While Dieting |
| develop into a depressive emotional state. This is | | | | Obviously the body does not want to find itself |
| partly due to the change in eating habits but | | | | malnourished. Yet this is exactly what most dieters |
| moreover it is to do with the continued experience | | | | are doing to themselves while they are dieting in an |
| of failure due not achieving eight loss goals. | | | | unhealthy manner. They seek inadvertently to cut |
| The Cycle of "Lose it Gain It" | | | | out the very foods that the body needs to function |
| Fad diets are of no use whatsoever. Weight lost is | | | | effectively. To totally eliminate all fats from the diet |
| very soon regained and the never-ending circle of the | | | | is not sensible. In the same vein we need |
| dieter's treadmill begins all over. Most people who go | | | | carbohydrates; the very thing that some diets seek |
| on a specific diet fail to realise that the most | | | | to eradicate completely. Following a diet like this is |
| important thing is not a diet change but a lifestyle | | | | not healthy dieting at all. |
| change. They need to change their whole outlook to | | | | The Healthy Diet and Eating Disorders |
| life in general and to food in particular. A life style | | | | Anorexia and bulimia are the Bain of modern society |
| change is the only way to pursue a healthy dieting | | | | and the scourge dieters in the west. These two, |
| regime. This is the sole way of eliminating fad, yo-yo | | | | avoidable and life threatening conditions are modern |
| dieting from your life once and for all. A healthy | | | | phenomena and are due to our unhealthy fascination |
| lifestyle-eating plan will eliminate the fad diet and set | | | | with looks and the attraction of the cult of celebrity. |
| you at liberty to follow the healthy diet. | | | | This psychological disorder will not be helped in any |
| People seem to jump in and out of diets at a whim | | | | way by dieting but requires counselling and |
| and the concept of healthy dieting is ignored totally. | | | | psychological intervention. Without help people with |
| Even people who are not overweight go on diets for | | | | these dangerous dieting disorders can face serious |
| some unknown reason. When one person loses a | | | | health issues including death. |
| little weight on a diet everyone around that person | | | | Dieting can be dangerous and needs to be taken |
| wants to try the same diet. They will stick with this | | | | seriously. Fad diets should be avoided and people with |
| diet for a couple days or a week and then go back | | | | serious weight issues should seek medical help. |
| to normal eating and behaviours until the next diet | | | | Successful weight loss will only occur with serious |
| comes around. Some people start a new diet every | | | | commitment and life style changes. |
| Monday only to be off the diet by Tuesday or | | | | |