Starving to lose weight?Be ready for the consequences

Throughout my carrier I have come across lot of patients whose major complain is inspite of taking low calorie or even after starving for a longer period they are not able to lose,what may be the reason? Most of us think that if we starve or atleast skip some meal we will lose soon.But this is not true ,at the end of the day you may be able to lose but remember you will regain it very fast.If you are fasting/starving to lose weight , I would say stop it from now onwards.Fasting is seldom prescribe as a treatment for obesity. Rather I would say that better go for proper food choice(see law calorie food)Eventhough under some special circumstances for eg. to observe religious rituals,fasting should not be continued for longer period.Because it can produce serious neurologic,hormonal,and other side effects in your body.Over 50 percent of the rapid weight reduction is fluid,which often leads to serious hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) problem.Accumulation of uric acid (an end product of our body’s metabolism process,and a component of urine)can precipitate episodes of gout,gallstones can also occur.


Are you taking very low calorie diet? Some people are opting for very low calorie diet to lose weight.A diet which provide not more than (200-800 kcal)per day are termed as very low calorie diet.This kind of diet provide very low calorie but relatively rich in protein(i.e.high biological value protein)and are designed to meet other vitamins and minerals. But there are some specific criteria for the use of very low calorie diet prescribed by American dietetic association.People in general who follow very low calorie diet by themselves without undergoing the prescription of an expert are at greater risk of accumulating uric acid in their body as well as cardiac complication such as sudden death,they are also susceptible to electrolyte imbalances .(sodium,potassium,chloride and bicarbonate are electrolytes found in our body)

Our body has specific adaptation to specific situation.If you fast or take very low calorie diet for the purpose of losing weight then body will automatically decreases your BMR (see BMR ) so that body can maintain its vital requirements for energy within a limited supply.So finally I would like to say that everybody should maintain their ideal body weight to prevent numerous complication arising from being overweight or obese or to prevent the development of on going disease process ,but it should be in a healthier way.