In today's time, people want to get everything instantly, even if it is about weight loss. It is seen that some people start following crash diets to lose weight quickly. A crash diet is a diet in which the calorie count is drastically reduced and people drastically cut down on their diet. Sometimes people also go on a liquid diet. Generally, the main objective of following a crash diet is to lose as much weight as possible in the shortest possible time.

Of course, you get results for some time with a crash diet, but its negative effect is seen on metabolism. Not only this, but if the crash diet is followed for a long time, then it only has negative effects. So today in this article, Dietitian RituPuri of ESIC Hospital, Central Government Hospital is telling you how a crash diet affects your metabolic rate-

The metabolic rate is low

You might not know this, but crash diets lower your metabolic rate. The body needs some calories to do normal activities throughout the day. But in a crash diet, a person instantly halves his calorie count. In such a situation, your metabolism goes into defensive mode. After which the body builds itself in such a way that only a few calories you consume become its basic need. In such a situation, if you increase your calorie count even a little, then it starts gaining weight.

No weight loss

Some people follow crash diets so that they can lose weight fast. But by following this diet, the faster your weight is reduced, the faster it also increases. First, when your body is in defensive mode, it starts storing calories as fat instead of expending them. In addition, crash diets also lower your metabolic rate, which makes it difficult for you to lose weight. Proper functioning of metabolism is very important for weight loss.

There is muscle loss

When you are on a crash diet, during this time you see your weight loss. You may also notice less when you weigh yourself. But in reality, during the crash diet, people do not lose fat, but they lose muscle which is an unhealthy weight loss. Since the metabolic rate decreases during crash diets and the body is in defensive mode, it does not allow fat to be lost. Eventually, muscle loss starts in the body.

There may be other problems

When the metabolism of the body is slow, then its effect is not only seen in weight, but it can also cause many other problems to the person. Firstly, due to this, the immune system of the person becomes weak and you fall ill again and again. In addition, metabolism is linked to your digestive system, so a weak metabolism also creates problems for your digestive system. At the same time, when your metabolic rate is low, then you also have problems like hair fall, non-growth of nails, and paleness on the face, fatigue, lack of interest in any work, etc.

So now never follow a crash diet for weight loss, but follow a diet only under the advice and guidance of experts.

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