Warning signs of unhealthy crash diets & Weight Loss –
Losing weight too fast is usually accompanied with lean muscle loss, further leading to alower BMR. Some short term side effects of such crash diets are-
- Low blood pressure,
- Dehydration,
- Sugar drop,
- Nausea,
- Anxiety due to starvation,
- Acidity,
- Constipation
- Insomnia
If these diets are followed for long they could be lead to a lot of irreversible deficiency diseases. For e.g. it takes a week to lose 1 kg of muscle mass but months to rebuild it.
Long term effect of crash dieting
- Anaemia
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Saggy skin due to loss of lean muscle
- Hair fall
- Physically & mentally lethargic
- Depression
- Muscular cramps.
Go slow ! go natural ! be healthy