• April 23, 2024

Just like him overweight and the obesity have negative consequences for health, such as risk of suffering heart disease , also exist risks for people too thin .

A healthy person is someone who has a reasonable amount of body fat and also enough bone Y muscle ", it states Joel Ray, medical researcher at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

Balance, is the key

Be very thin can be explained by issues hereditary or genetic , it is also usually symptomatic that occurs when there are signs of some disease , stress or decrease in fats of the cells fat, explains Marcela Licata, nutritionist at the School of Nutritionists and Dieticians of the University of Medicine from Buenos Aires.

Currently, be thin it is synonymous with wellness , but when the ideal weight is below 10 to 20%, for a period of 6 months to a year, it is a situation that requires Attention for the consequences that may trigger.

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1. Problems with the menstrual period. Women with a rate of low body mass  (IMC) They are 39% more likely to develop endometriosis that those who suffer from morbid obesity , is explained in an investigation of the Harvard Medical School , in Boston, United States.

Divya Shah, from the University of Iowa , in the United States, suggests that the factors associated with this risk are not clear, but the IMC in the childhood influences health in age adult and in the effect on other diseases ".

2. Risky pregnancy. According to a study of University Hospital of Granada , Spain, when women are extremely thin have complications in during gestation , one of them is the oligohydramnios , decrease in amniotic fluid in the last months of pregnancy .

A woman verythin it's because he eats little, in the pregnancy generates that the fetus is feed little in utero and urinate less and since the amniotic fluid is essentially made up of urine from fetus , it is normal that this decrease "says the doctor Sebastián Manzanares, University Hospital of Granada .

Therefore, the recommendation is to take care that the diet not be less than 150 calories , with a varied diet, supplemented with supplements vitamins Y iron .

3. Increased risk of death. A group of researchers from St. Michael Hospital of the University of Toronto , in Canada, concludes that people with a weight too low , from the clinical point of view, they face 1.8% more risk of die that people with overweight .

The above because the common factors related to this problem are malnutrition , problems of mental health , addictions , among them the consumption of drugs or alcohol or tobacco .

4. Anemia. This disease due to deficiency iron arises because the body has a deficiency of Red blood cells responsible for carrying the oxygen to the tissues When this function is not properly fulfilled, the body weakens and other health problems arise like dizziness , headache , fatigue , among others.

In women with under weight Lack of iron due to poor diet, which puts them at risk to develop anemia .

5. Osteoporosis. Another problem due to being too thin is the osteoporosis , since lacking body fat the bones are left without protection , so they are more likely to develop this disease.

The woman extremely thin , with a body mass index between 20 and 25, from 55 to 65 years old, they have twice the risk of having fractures than those with an index balanced ", it states Susan Ott , of the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition in the University of Washington , U.S.

Because a under weight they also put your Health , it is important that you watch your diet daily and include varied foods that provide you proteins , fats , carbohydrates , fiber , vitamins and minerals. Remember to watch your weight!