Counting calories is one of the methods for losing weight. But the desire for an ideal figure sometimes pushes people to extreme diets, including low-calorie ones.
We are talking about mono-diets, as well as low-calorie diets.
The Petersburg Diary reports, citing sources, what can happen if you follow a low-calorie diet.
Mono diets
The diet results in the body receiving only one nutrient.
Usually in such cases it is recommended to eat buckwheat porridge, apples, watermelons or other products.
As a result, the body receives carbohydrates, but does not receive proteins and fats.
Proteins are necessary for the production of body cells, and fats are necessary for the hormonal system.
A healthy diet should be balanced, i.e. it should include proteins, fats and carbohydrates, experts say.
Minimum calories
Extreme diets include a diet model with a minimum number of calories.
This is a diet that contains less than 900 kilocalories.
By adhering to it for a long time, a person risks facing a lack of energy, which will affect the main processes of the body.
The consequences include deterioration of health, indigestion, and ultimately weight gain instead of weight loss.
Author: Igor Zur