What Does Improper Weight Loss Lead To (Part One)

No one enjoys living overweight. Obese people find it difficult to find suitable clothes, but this is nothing compared to the health ailments that extra pounds could lead to. There are problems with joints, heart, breathing, blood pressure and more, and more ...

One day, these people decide to go on a diet, thinking that once they lose weight, all their problems will disappear. In fact, they have no idea they are just getting started.

What happens in the body when you lose weight improperly? What dangers await a person on a diet?

See the answers to these and other questions.

• What is the reason?

The cause of the ailments lies in the sharp weight loss due to fast diets for weight loss. During this time, a large-scale process of fat breakdown takes place and toxic products accumulate in the body. These are ketone bodies - acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric and acetoacetic acid - the culprits for poor health.

Ketone bodies affect the whole body, but especially the nervous system. "Poisoning" of brain neurons causes headaches; "poisoning" of the spinal root ganglia worsens the condition of those internal organs whose work they regulate. The destructive effect of ketone bodies is not felt immediately - initially a person experiences only general weakness and fatigue, and sometimes nausea.

• How to avoid this?

First of all - do not strive for quick results. Lose weight slowly - no more than 4 kg in a month, if you just want to lose a few pounds. When it comes to the treatment of obesity, you should not approach the problem on your own, but consult a specialist, because the disease is serious enough.

• Why?

Following an unbalanced diet disturbs the balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, the menu does not have enough amino acids, vitamins and trace elements. In uncontrolled weight loss alone often decreased hemoglobin, changing the balance of electrolytes. All this inevitably affects the condition of the skin, hair and nails. In addition, it can even lead to cardiac arrhythmia.

The skin and mucous membranes have a protective function, they act as a barrier and with the help of special substances immunoglobulins repel the attack of pathogenic microorganisms. When a person adheres to an unbalanced diet , the production of immunoglobulins in the body decreases. Therefore, the skin cannot be well protected from infections: skin rashes, nail fungus, etc. appear. And if the mucous membranes do not perform their functions, the risk of colds and other diseases increases.

• Do not resort to self-medication!

The human body is designed so that when the caloric content of food is sharply reduced, it first begins to deplete the internal reserves of fat located in the areas around the abdomen and pelvis. And the external fat, ie the subcutaneous adipose tissue, the body tries to keep to the last.

From the point of view of evolution, this is justified, because subcutaneous fat is needed to maintain homeostasis - the balance with the environment. This balance is responsible for the body's heat exchange and actually serves to protect against aggressive external influences (injuries, injuries, shocks). But when you lose weight, reducing the amount of internal fat is dangerous, because literally the kidneys can "hang", the heart can "relax", etc ...