Diet and Nutrition Tips:-Know from an expert, why the Calorie Deficit diet does not work

In today's time, most people are troubled by their increasing weight and whenever they make up their mind to follow a diet to lose weight, the first thing that comes to their mind is the Calorie Deficit Diet. Weight gain and calorie consumption are seen to be linked together. That's why it is a common myth that if the calorie count is reduced from the diet, it speeds up weight loss.

It is true that when the body cannot consume more calories than required, it increases the circumference of your waist somewhere. But by reducing the calorie count, your weight will be reduced healthily, nothing can be said about it accurately. Calorie deficit alone cannot lead to a healthy weight loss journey. So today in this article, RituPuri, a dietician of ESIC Hospital, Central Government Hospital, is telling you about some important things related to Calorie Deficit Diet, after knowing which you should consider following this diet-

It is important to understand the Calorie Deficit Diet

Reducing calorie consumption indeed helps in weight loss. But just knowing this is not enough. Here it is also very important for you to understand the calorie deficit diet first. Some people cut their calorie count by half to reduce their calorie count, which is not true at all. Rather, you should also see how much and in what quantity you are taking from protein to carbs and other nutrients on your plate. If you do not take care of this and simply reduce the quantity of your roti, rice, or food, then it does you more harm than good.

Ignoring Macro Nutrients

For some people, a calorie deficit diet does not prove to be beneficial because they reduce calories from their diet, but do not take macronutrients in the right amount, due to which they do not get any benefit. At the same time, some people do workouts along with a calorie deficit diet. But he does not pay attention to his food before and after the workout and hence he does not get the right results even after consuming fewer calories and exercising.

Slowdown of BMR rate

Some people focus only on reducing calorie count for weight loss, but doing so alone is not a better option. For example, if you go on a calorie deficit diet during the weight loss process, your body becomes habitual of low-calorie consumption. And if you do not take the right food at the right time and ignore the macronutrients, then your BMR rate slows down. Due to which your body becomes accustomed to it. The biggest disadvantage of this is that if you increase the calorie count a little after a time, then it will not lose weight, but the weight will bounce back again. Also, a low BMR rate is not considered healthy, which harms your body itself and makes you feel weaker.

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