These are the risks ...

Your clothes do not fit and the only thing you want to do is lose weight in a short time? Watch out! Because you would expose yourself to the risks of losing weight fast.

Specialists of Mayo Clinic They detail that when you lose weight fast your body and mind are vulnerable to various complications such as the following.

 

These are the risks ...

 

1. You lose muscle

By submitting your body to a strict or restrictive diet, lose weight fast because you burn fat and, worst of all: muscle and bone density, which gives you an unhealthy image and increase the risk of fractures.

 

"The restriction of calories reduces the size of your muscles and bones, and favors the rebound effect," says a study published in Appetite

 

2. Flaccidity

When you gain weight your skin stretches to accumulate body fat, so when you lose weight quickly, you do not have the time to recover your elasticity and avoid the appearance of flaccidity and cellulite.

 

3. Gallstones

This is one of the most common quick weight loss risks. These are hard crystals that form from the bile substances and accumulate in the gallbladder, details the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dieseases.

 

4. Anxiety

Low calorie food plans favor the appearance of hungry and, therefore, anxiety.

If your brain does not register the calories it needs to fulfill its functions, it sends signals to your body (hunger) so that you consume the missing nutrients and this it does through anxiety.

 

5. Tiredness

When you lose weight quickly your body begins to save energy, which causes you to feel tired and not wanting to do anything.

Even, functions like the appetite , sleep and emotions, that is, you are very irritated.

To avoid all these risks of losing weight fast, specialists in Mayo Clinic recommend to lose approximately one kilo per week with the help of a balanced diet and the practice of a physical activity.


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